The Deadly Companions

1961 · directed by Sam Peckinpah

Rating
68/100
Hit
no

An ex-army officer accidentally kills a woman's son and tries to make up for it by escorting the funeral procession through dangerous Indian territory.

The Deadly Companions (1961), directed by Sam Peckinpah, rates 68/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Maureen O'Hara
  • Brian Keith
  • Steve Cochran
  • Chill Wills
  • Strother Martin
  • Will Wright
  • James O'Hara
  • Peter O'Crotty
  • Billy Vaughan
  • Chuck Hayward

Crew

  • William H. Clothier — Director of Photography
  • Stanley Rabjohn — Editor
  • Marlin Skiles — Original Music Composer
  • Albert Sidney Fleischman — Screenplay

More from Sam Peckinpah

  1. The Wild Bunch (1969) — 96/100 · hit
  2. The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) — 80/100 · hit
  3. Ride the High Country (1962) — 80/100 · hit
  4. Straw Dogs (1971) — 75/100
  5. Junior Bonner (1972) — 75/100
  6. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) — 75/100

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