REVIEWS The books, TV shows and films causing a stir in the history world this month
Certificate: 18 Director: Sam Peckinpah Cast: James Coburn, Maximilian Schell, James Mason Released: Out now
Mankind’s propensity to violence as a first resort is the quintessential theme in the work of Sam Peckinpah. His most famous and (1969), whose slowmotion bloodletting announced a new era in what could be shown on screen. is a western set in the early 20th century when outlaws were fast running out of places to hide, but his 1977 picture, offered Peckinpah the chance to explore man’s savagery to man in its optimum setting: the war movie.
