Name: The Wild Bunch
Genre: Western
Released: 1969-06-19
Duration: 145 min
Cast: William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan, Jaime Sánchez, Warren Oates

About the film

The Wild Bunch at a glance.

Screen Path places this 1969 film at stop 80 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.

An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.

Principal cast

William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan, Jaime Sánchez and Warren Oates

Key craft credits

Lucien Ballard (director of photography), Lou Lombardo (editor), Jerry Fielding (original music composer), Sam Peckinpah (screenplay) and Walon Green (screenplay)

Director: Sam Peckinpah
Release: 1969-06-19
Runtime: 145 minutes
Genres: Western
Country: United States
Quiz: 26 questions

The Screen Path journey

Before. After. Remember.

The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.

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Before you watch

Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.

Spoiler-free

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After the film

Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.

Contains spoilers

03

Quiz yourself

Answer 26 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.

26 questions in this journey

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Full cast

William HoldenCharacter: Pike Bishop
Ernest BorgnineCharacter: Dutch Engstrom
Robert RyanCharacter: Deke Thornton
Jaime SánchezCharacter: Angel
Warren OatesCharacter: Lyle Gorch
Edmond O'BrienCharacter: Freddie Sykes
Ben JohnsonCharacter: Tector Gorch
Albert DekkerCharacter: Pat Harrigan
Strother MartinCharacter: Coffer
Emilio FernándezCharacter: Gen. Mapache
Fernando WagnerCharacter: Mohr
Alfonso ArauCharacter: Herrera

Full crew

Sam PeckinpahCredits: Director, Screenplay
Walon GreenCredits: Screenplay, Story
Phil FeldmanCredits: Producer
Jerry FieldingCredits: Original Music Composer, Conductor
Lucien BallardCredits: Director of Photography
Lou LombardoCredits: Editor
Edward CarrereCredits: Art Direction
Al GreenwayCredits: Makeup Artist
William D. FarallaCredits: Production Manager
Bud HulburdCredits: Special Effects
Archie ButlerCredits: Stunt Coordinator
Crayton SmithCredits: Script Supervisor
Bernie AbramsonCredits: Still Photographer
Thomas LaughridgeCredits: Camera Operator
Don StottCredits: Gaffer
James R. SilkeCredits: Costume Design
Tap CanuttCredits: Stunts
Mickey GilbertCredits: Stunts
Jack WilliamsCredits: Stunts
Joe YrigoyenCredits: Stunts, Stunt Double
Clifford C. ColemanCredits: Assistant Director
Robert L. WolfeCredits: Associate Editor
Joel CoxCredits: Assistant Editor
Sonny BurkeCredits: Music Supervisor
Donald HarrisCredits: Music Editor
Dan WallinCredits: Scoring Mixer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Chema HernándezCredits: Animal Wrangler, Stunts
Roy N. SicknerCredits: Stunts, Story, Associate Producer
Edwin NealCredits: Stunt Double
Bob HerronCredits: Stunt Double
Joe CanuttCredits: Stunt Double
John "Bud" CardosCredits: Stunts, Second Unit Director
Denny ArnoldCredits: Stunts
Norman BishopCredits: Stunts
Tony EpperCredits: Stunts
Louie EliasCredits: Stunts
Joe FinneganCredits: Stunts
Jim FeazellCredits: Stunts
Robert "Buzz" HenryCredits: Stunts, Second Unit Director
Whitey HughesCredits: Stunts
Billy E. HughesCredits: Stunts
Bob OrrisonCredits: Stunts
Danny SandsCredits: Stunts
Gary McLartyCredits: Stunts
Dick ShaneCredits: Stunts
Jim SheppardCredits: Stunts
Keester SweeneyCredits: Makeup Artist
Joe KaviganCredits: Sound Effects Editor
Stanley MartinCredits: Sound Effects Editor
Billy MauchCredits: Sound Effects Editor
Bill RivolCredits: Sound Effects Editor
Ed ScheidCredits: Supervising Sound Effects Editor
John O. YoungCredits: Sound Effects Editor
Fred GammonCredits: Assistant Director
Howard G. KazanjianCredits: Second Assistant Director
Phil RawlinsCredits: First Assistant Director
Phil A. AnkromCredits: Property Master
John BartonCredits: Assistant Property Master
Stephen R. FerryCredits: Property Master
Arnold LoseyCredits: Props
Robert J. MillerCredits: Sound
Ralph AyresCredits: Special Effects
James RuggCredits: Special Effects
Gary CombsCredits: Stunts
Chad EvansCredits: Stunts
Bill HartCredits: Stunts
Erwin NealCredits: Stunt Double
Yolanda PonceCredits: Stunts
Bill ShannonCredits: Stunts
Bud GauntCredits: Key Grip
Dave FriedmanCredits: Assistant Camera
Reggie JonesCredits: Grip
James F. ReberCredits: Generator Operator
Richard Tim VanikCredits: First Assistant Camera
Gordon T. DawsonCredits: Wardrobe Supervisor
Laurindo AlmeidaCredits: Musician
John AudinoCredits: Musician
Israel BakerCredits: Musician
Bonnie Jean DouglasCredits: Musician
Dominick FeraCredits: Musician
Carl FortinaCredits: Musician
Alan HarshmanCredits: Musician
Norman HerzburgCredits: Musician
William HinshawCredits: Musician
Anatol KaminskyCredits: Musician
Manny KleinCredits: Musician
Raphael KramerCredits: Musician
Ronald LangingerCredits: Musician
Abe LuboffCredits: Musician
Edgar LustgartenCredits: Musician
Shelly ManneCredits: Musician
Greig McRitchieCredits: Orchestrator
Tommy MorganCredits: Musician
Erno NeufeldCredits: Musician
Joe PorcaroCredits: Musician
Emil RichardsCredits: Musician
Howard RobertsCredits: Musician
Thomas Z. ShepardCredits: Musician
Henry SigismontiCredits: Musician
Tommy TedescoCredits: Musician
Tony TerranCredits: Musician
Milton ThomasCredits: Musician
Lloyd UlyateCredits: Musician
Gerald VinciCredits: Musician
Al ViolaCredits: Musician
Ken WatsonCredits: Musician
Albert WoodburyCredits: Orchestrator
Mary Louise ZeyenCredits: Musician
Stanley FeldmanCredits: Production Coordinator