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PECKINPAH'S WEST

The famed action director farewells the end of an era
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The Wild Bunch​ 

Sam Peckinpah
USA  ·  1969

Ageing outlaws go out in a blaze of glory in Peckinpah’s lament for the last days of the Wild West. Still the brutal benchmark for action cinema, influencing countless imitators.  

​“Overwhelms and incites… foreshadows America right now” – Michael Wilmington, National Society of Film Critics

​Screening times, reviews and trailer >>

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Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid 

Sam Peckinpah
USA  ·  1973

Trading ultraviolence for introspection, Peckinpah’s final western follows newly minted lawman Pat Garrett across the American West as he stalks his old friend, Billy the Kid.
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“A haunting meditation on integrity, survival and freedom” – BFI

​​Screening times, reviews and trailer >>

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  • SOCIETIES
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    • WELLINGTON
    • NELSON
    • CANTERBURY
    • TIMARU
    • OAMARU
    • QUEENSTOWN
    • DUNEDIN
    • WESTPORT
  • 2025 SEASON
    • SWEDISH CINEMA
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    • COMEDY CORNER
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    • NZ FILM
    • RETRO CLASSICS
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