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A quiet, peace-loving American moves with his English wife to an isolated village where he is harrassed by town bullies. He is finally pushed into a violent confrontation in order to protect himself and his wife. Read more
| Starring | Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, Peter Arne |
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| Director | Sam Peckinpah |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
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A quiet, peace-loving American moves with his English wife to an isolated village where he is harrassed by town bullies. He is finally pushed into a violent confrontation in order to protect himself and his wife.
| Starring | Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, Peter Arne, T.P. McKenna, Colin Welland, Jim Norton, David Warner, Ken Hutchison |
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| Director | Sam Peckinpah |
| Studio | FREMANTLE MEDIA |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 53 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 53 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 1971 To Rent: DVD: 23 Aug 2004 Blu-ray: 24 Oct 2011 |
A Western transferred to the far west of England, where it fits uneasily. Yet this drama of a man redeemed by violence is well-made, full of tension and its release, as well as showing Peckinpah at his most misogynistical.
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Not pleasant, but unmissable.
The controversy that surrounded this film may have sold tickets, but it distracts from the true qualities of the film. Some film catalogues apparently bill this... read more »
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superior version
Re-watched this to compare with the remake and still found it gripping. This is the ultimate 'fish out of water' thriller which asks some interesting ... read more »
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Not as great as it's reputation would have you believe.
Having never seen this before it was an intention of mine to watch it, particularly with it's cult status and critical acclaim. As one would maybe expect ... read more »
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Now a bit of a Dog
I saw this at the time and thought it was an amazing film that broke new ground. I think I was probably dazzled by a young sexy Susan George as we are the same ... read more »
Sam Peckinpah's trucking movie Convoy is set to be remade. The film, which originally starred Kris Kristofferson and Ernest Borgnine, will be directed for the second time by John Singleton, the man behind Boyz 'N The Hood, 2 Fast 2 Furious and this year's sleeper hit Four Brothers. The original, based on a country and western song, told the story of a group of truckers who take revenge on a small town sheriff by creating a mile-long convoy. Singleton's version will be set in Afghanistan and... Read more