Peckinpah

American  

[pek-uhn-pah] / ˈpɛk ənˌpɑ /

noun

1. David Samuel Sam, 1925–84, U.S. film director and screenwriter.

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Peckinpah British  

/ ˈpɛkɪnˌpɑː /

noun

1. Sam ( uel David ). 1926–84, US film director, esp of Westerns, such as The Wild Bunch (1969). Among his other films are Straw Dogs (1971), Bring me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974), and Cross of Iron (1977)

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Example Sentences

But he considered “The Cincinnati Kid,” which he took over when Sam Peckinpah was fired, the first movie that was really his.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2024

“They understood each other because of the intensity and honesty Peckinpah demanded. He had no tolerance for lack of authenticity.”

From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2023

Other notable roles include “Slaughter,” with Jim Brown, the Sam Peckinpah television film “The Ballad of Cable Hogue” and “The Poseidon Adventure” in which she played Linda Rogo, Ernest Borgnine’s character’s wife.

From Washington Times • Feb. 17, 2023

Other notable roles include “Slaughter,” with Jim Brown, the Sam Peckinpah television film “The Battle of Cable Hogue” and “The Poseidon Adventure” in which she played Linda Rogo, Ernest Borgnine’s character’s wife.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2023

According to the Guardian, this macho, West Virginian-set crime thriller feels like “something that got cooked up after a bender guzzling a Sam Peckinpah box set.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2020