Peckinpah
[ pek-uhn-pah ]
/ ˈpɛk ənˌpɑ /
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noun
David Samuel "Sam", 1925–84, U.S. film director and screenwriter.
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Peckinpah
/ (ˈpɛkɪnˌpɑː) /
noun
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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