The Wild Bunch is a movie novelization written by Brian Fox in 1969 and based on the movie of the same name, directed by Sam Peckinpah in 1969. The movie features William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan, Edmond O’Brien, Warren Oates, Jaime Sanchez, and others.
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Storyline
In 1913 Texas, Pike Bishop, the leader of a gang of aging outlaws, is seeking retirement after one final score: the robbery of a railroad office containing a cache of silver. The gang is ambushed by Pike’s former partner, Deke Thornton, who is leading a posse of bounty hunters hired and deputized by the railroad. A bloody shootout kills several members of the gang.
Movie vs Book
Year
1969
Minutes
145
Movie Rate
7.90
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Wild Bunch
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Country: USA
Year: 1969
Length: 2h25m
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Year
1969
Pages
160
Book Rate
7.82
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Book
The Wild Bunch
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ZAL BATMANGLIJ (Screenwriter)
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