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Sam Peckinpah eschews his slow-motion bullet ballets for this quiet character study of ex-rodeo cowboy turned drifter, Junior Bonner, who returns home to Arizona to reconcile with the family he hasn’t seen in years. Bonner is shocked to see that the solid family he was hoping to come back to is breaking apart. His parents, Ace and Elvira, have separated, and his brother Curley has turned into a heartless real estate tycoon, parcelling off sections of his parents’ land for quick money. With nowhere to turn and nowhere to run, Bonner has to face himself and try to find a way to regain his self-respect. Cast includes: Steve McQueen, Robert Preston, Ida Lupino, Ben Johnson and Joe Don Baker.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
312001
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Film festivals - United States - New York - Awards
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)