wild bunch american epic western film directed aging outlaw gang texas mexico border trying exist changing modern world film controversial graphic violence portrayal crude men attempting survive available means movie screenplay written stars filmed mexico notably deep desert rio noted intricate multi angle quick cut editing normal slow motion images revolutionary cinema technique writing green nominated best screenplay academy_award music nominated additionally nominated outstanding directorial achievement award cinematographer won selected preservation culturally historically aesthetically significant film ranked american_film_institute best american films thrilling film afi revealed best films genres ranked sixth best western plot summary texas pike bishop leader gang aging seeking retirement final score robbery railroad office containing silver ambushed pike partner leading bounty hunters hired railroad bloody shootout kills gang pike uses union parade shield citizens killed pike rides dutch brothers angel survivors dismayed robbery turns steel instead silver coin men reunite old head mexico pike men cross refuge night village angel born ruled corrupt brutal general area villages feed troops fighting losing forces revolutionary pike gang makes contact general jealous angel spots lover arms shoots dead pike situation offers work task steal weapons shipment train resupply troops col german military adviser wishes obtain samples america armaments reward gold coins angel gives share gold pike return sending stolen rifles ammunition band rebels opposed goes largely planned turns train gang robbed chases mexican border blow spanning dumping entire river temporarily riverside camp quickly bunch pike men knowing risk double crossed way bringing stolen weapons including machine gun double crossing learns mother angel guns reveals angel deliver weapons surrounded army angel desperately tries escape captured tortured lets returns rejoin pike gang tell happened wounded securing spare horses rest pike gang returns shelter celebrating weapons transfer commenced angel dragged ground rope tied general car brief prostitutes period reflection pike gang try forcibly persuade release angel barely alive torture general appears comply watch general cuts throat instead pike gang angrily gun hundreds men moment shocked fail return fire causing laugh surprise pike takes aim kills results violent bloody shootout dominated machine gun pike men killed troops remaining german adviser finally catches allows remaining members bullet bodies gang members collect reward stay knowing period arrives band previously seen mexican rebels killed left way asks come join revolution rides cast casting director considered actors role casting actually accepted role pulled offered larger pay deal star paint wagon choices role starred major worked harris formally approached keith turned ultimately cast saw world war action movie dirty dozen actors considered role later cast considered role went mexican film director actor friend considered play dutch cast based performance dirty dozen original choice play angel asked money seen broadway production impressed demanded cast angel stage actor cast railroad detective died months filming wild bunch final film played lee cast saw television warren played having previously worked series previous films ride high country major production producers interested having rewrite direct adventure film called diamond story professional production difficulties previous film major firing set stock improved following critically acclaimed work television film noon wine alternative screenplay available studio wild bunch written time screenplay kid recently purchased 20th century fox quickly decided similarities work produced order beat theaters fall screenplay preparing production principal photography shot entirely location mexico notably deep desert rio epic work inspired hunger return films violence seen clyde america growing frustration vietnam war perceived utter lack reality seen time set film portrayed vicious violence period crude men attempting survive era multiple scenes attempted major including slow motion action sequences inspired work seven characters leaving village funeral procession use inexperienced locals extras fully realized film shot process cinematographer use lenses allowed objects people background foreground compressed perspective effect best seen shots bunch makes walk headquarters free angel walk forward constant flow people passes camera people foreground sharply focused bunch editing film notable shots multiple angles rapid succession different speeds placing greater emphasis chaotic nature action having previously worked personally hired director edit wanted editor loyal youth plus bound traditional conventions contributions episode series edited episode entitled included slow motion sequence shot police scene mixed slow motion normal speed having filmed frames second triple printed frames second reportedly thrilled told let try mexico director film major cameras operating film rates including frames second frames second frames second frames second frames second scenes eventually cut action shift slow fast slower giving time elastic quality seen motion pictures time time filming wrapped shot feet film camera remained mexico months editing picture initial cuts opening sequence ran minutes cutting frames specific scenes able fine cut opening robbery minutes creative montage model rest film forever change way movies editing secure favorable rating process establishing new set codes editors cut film satisfy new expansive rating parameters time designated film unsuitable children new system place film released explicit images stated goals movie audience idea memorable incident occurred end crew consulting gunfire effects film satisfied results crew brought finally want want grabbed real revolver fired nearby wall gun stunned crew effect want gunfire sound effects changed film movies sounded identical regardless type weapon fired insisted different type having specific sound effect fired themes critics wild bunch noted theme end outlaw era pike bishop says got start thinking guns days closing fast bunch live code honor place 20th century society inspect new automobile perceive marks end horse travel symbol ride high country ballad cable violence criticized remains controversial noted american war vietnam violence nightly televised american homes supper time tried showing gun violence commonplace historic western frontier period television films murder point film façade movie violence open people involved starting hollywood television predictable reaction syndrome twist fun anymore wave sickness gut ugly bloody awful fun games indians terrible ugly thing certain response excitement violent people violence believing audience violence witnessing explicitly screen later admitted mistaken audience came enjoy horrified films violence troubled betrayal secondary theme characters suffer knowledge having betrayed friend left fate violating honor code suits cuts awful lot family ties bishop says man stay like animal ideas lead film violent conclusion remaining men find abandonment angel bishop remembers notably flashback law catches railroad office robbery ostensibly guard hostages critic writes like lord jim pike bishop heroism propelled overwhelming guilt death wish reception critical began review calling film beautiful truly interesting american western years violence intensity hardly supported story going prompt lot people know real effect movie violence write automatic said movie conventional poetic action sequences good landscapes beautifully photographed interesting account chaos corruption defeat actors commented particularly years giving bored performances boring movies comes looks older tired style man movie character wants money simply time liked performance describing best film earned oscar said gave screen performance career concluded wild bunch contains faults mistakes flashbacks introduced surprising accomplishments sufficient confirm belongs best newer generation american filmmakers retrospective roger_ebert saw original version world premiere golden age screened new films bahamas critics reporters said publicly declared film masterpiece press conference prompted comments reporter got ask film compared film pulp fiction praised condemned equal movie lovers wild bunch wrote film critic adding produced american movie equals best box office produced budget million film grossed million box office restored box office release making total 17th highest grossing film today film holds fresh rating rotten tomatoes based reviews critics documentary making subjects documentary wild bunch album montage directed edited documentary discovery minutes silent black white film footage company location northern mexico filming wild bunch wrote documentary wonderful introduction radically detailed historical film american revolutionary mexico masterpiece bullet driven ballet requiem friendship explosion movie poetic flight possibilities movie directing producer nominated short subject awards honors nominations following release directors receive nomination film received academy_award nominations best original screenplay 42nd academy awards ceremony awards went crew members kid screenwriter composer decades later american_film_institute placed film years lists afi years movies afi years thrills afi years movies 10th anniversary edition afi western film ranked empire magazine list greatest films time selected preservation culturally historically aesthetically significant versions film ratings board prior expected release studio surprise originally rated film given delaying release decision appealed controversy linked extra minutes added film footage contained graphic violence trimmed footage decrease running time ensure additional daily screenings restored film finally screen march reviewer noted restoring minutes film complex story fits seamless way filling gaps found previous theatrical release proving firing cylinders achievement overwhelming feature director cut makes unforgettable faces children playing singing reaction happens screen eyes innocent children today versions film include missing scenes released newly restored version disc special edition january includes audio commentary scholars documentaries concerning making film seen versions film original european release minutes long distributor request train robbery original american release minutes long second american release minutes long shortened allow screenings release minutes long identical european release version labeled original director cut available home video remake january announced remake works hired develop new script suicide scheduled direct project wrap reported smith talks star produce remake new version involves drug follows agent team mexican drug lord fortune director chosen new screenwriter sought
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