Fresh
Arguably the strongest Hollywood movie of the 1960s -- a western that galvanizes the cliches of its dying genre with a shocking jolt of delirious carnage.
J. Hoberman, Village Voice
Overview
An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.
Director and cast
- Sam Peckinpah Director
- William Holden as Pike Bishop
- Ernest Borgnine as Dutch Engstrom
- Robert Ryan as Deke Thornton
- Jaime Sánchez as Angel
- Warren Oates as Lyle Gorch
- Edmond O'Brien as Freddie Sykes
- Ben Johnson as Tector Gorch
- Albert Dekker as Pat Harrigan
- Strother Martin as Coffer
- Emilio Fernández as Gen. Mapache
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
91%
Tomatometer
Fresh
In an era when body-count films mirror the mounting body count offscreen, The Wild Bunch dissects death rather than glorifying it.
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
Fresh
The Wild Bunch is an American masterpiece, one of the greatest films ever produced in the Hollywood system.
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
Fresh
It is certainly one of the best westerns ever made, and the best film of any kind to come out in 1969.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
It's a towering achievement that grows more riveting and resonant with the years.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
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