Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (Original title)
Date: 1974 (Copyright)Countries: USA, MexicoDirected by: Sam Peckinpah
Production company billing: ©1974. United Artists Corporation [opening logos] Metro Goldwyn Mayer/United Artists (entertainment from Transamerica Corporation) a Martin Baum - Sam Peckinpah film [end] an Optimus Production - Estudios Churubusco co-production MPAA: 23989 [1.85:1]
Synopsis: 3rd Stunt Co-ordinator Duffy Hambleton is mis-credited as 'Duffy Hambledon'.Synopsis: The lure of money transforms Bennie, a down-trodden piano player, into a bounty hunter when he is asked by a wealthy Mexican to find the head of Alfredo Garcia who has impregnated his daughter.
Genre: Thriller
Releases
Date: 14 August 1974Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - DeLuxe - SoundRuntime: 112 mins Length: 10098 FeetLanguage: English
Title: In cinemas: Bring Me the Head of Alfredo GarciaAuthor: PARKINSON, David Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v19 n2 February 2009 Pages: 32-37
Title: Sam PeckinpahAuthor: THOMSON, David Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Discussion and re-appraisal of the film and TV work of Sam Peckinpah. With reference to BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA, highlights the influence of Mexico and the representation of both men and women.
In: Vertigo v2 n9 Aut/Win 2005 Pages: 39-40
Title: Guy Maddin's history of cinema: a particular personal trawlAuthor: BYRNE, Fergal Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Director Guy Maddin reflects on five films that 'marks out the contours of a personal history of cinema', including FOOTLIGHT PARADE, The FACE BEING THE MASK, POSSESSED, The CHASE and BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA.
In: Empire n193 July 2005 Pages: 166-167
Title: RWD: Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo GarciaAuthor: O'HAGAN, Steve Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Premiere v11 n12 August 1998 Pages: 80-87
Title: Noble FailuresArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: On ten films that had bad reviews but didn't deserve them.
In: The Listener v116 n2990 11 Dec 1986 Page: 29
Title: [The Listener - v116 n2990 11 Dec 1986: no known title]Language: English
In: Film Comment v17 n1 Jan/Feb 1981 Pages: 44-48
Title: [Film Comment - v17 n1 Jan/Feb 1981: no known title]Language: English
In: Positif n167 March 1975 Pages: 71-74
Title: [Positif - n167 March 1975: no known title]Language: French
In: Films and Filming v21 n5 February 1975 Page: 35
Title: [Films and Filming - v21 n5 February 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v42 n493 February 1975 Page: 29
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v42 n493 February 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: Sight and Sound v44 n2 Spring 1975 Page: 121
Title: [Sight and Sound - v44 n2 Spring 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n10116 11 Jan 1975 Page: 13
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10116 11 Jan 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: Sight and Sound v43 n2 Spring 1974 Page: 91
Title: [Sight and Sound - v43 n2 Spring 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 7 Aug 1974 Page: 18
Title: [Variety - 7 Aug 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Film Heritage v10 n1 Fall 1974 Pages: 47-48
Title: [Film Heritage - v10 n1 Fall 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v227 n48 5 Sep 1973 Page: 12
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v227 n48 5 Sep 1973: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
Author: Donaldson, Lucy Fife Pages: ix, 194 pages
Title: Peckinpah's tragic westerns: a critical study
Author: SIMONS, John L. Pages: ix, 222 p.
Title: Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Author: COOPER, Ian Pages: 118 pages
Title: Justified lives; morality and narrative in the films of Sam Peckinpah
Author: BLISS, Michael Pages: ix-xi,353p.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-826024
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-592253
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Film materials(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-826024
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Date: 1974 (Copyright)Countries: USA, MexicoDirected by: Sam Peckinpah
Production company billing: ©1974. United Artists Corporation [opening logos] Metro Goldwyn Mayer/United Artists (entertainment from Transamerica Corporation) a Martin Baum - Sam Peckinpah film [end] an Optimus Production - Estudios Churubusco co-production MPAA: 23989 [1.85:1]
Synopsis: 3rd Stunt Co-ordinator Duffy Hambleton is mis-credited as 'Duffy Hambledon'.Synopsis: The lure of money transforms Bennie, a down-trodden piano player, into a bounty hunter when he is asked by a wealthy Mexican to find the head of Alfredo Garcia who has impregnated his daughter.
Genre: Thriller
Releases
Date: 14 August 1974Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - DeLuxe - SoundRuntime: 112 mins Length: 10098 FeetLanguage: English
Credits
(48)
©: United Artists Corporation, Co-production: Optimus Productions, S.A. Estudios Churubusco Azteca, Executive Producer: Helmut Dantine, Produced by: Martin Baum, Associate Producer: Gordon Dawson, Unit Production Manager: Carlos Terron Garcia, Executive Production Manager: William C. Davidson, Production Co-ordinator: Yannoulla Wakefield, Production Assistant to the Director: Katherine Haber, Production Assistant: Jim Preminger, Production Assistant: Dan York, Dialogue Director: Sharon Peckinpah, First Assistant Director: William C. Davidson, Assistant Director: Jesús Marín, Script Supervisor: Trudy von Trotha, Casting Director: Claudia Becker, Screenplay: Gordon Dawson, Screenplay: Sam Peckinpah, Story: Frank Kowalski, Sam Peckinpah, Director of Photography: Alex Phillips Jr, Special Effects: Léon Ortega, Special Effects: Raúl Falomir, Special Effects: Federico Farfán, Supervising Editor: Garth Craven, Editor: Robbe Roberts, Editor: Sergio Ortega, Editor: Dennis E. Dolan, Art Director: Agustin Ituarte, Set Dresser: Enrique Estevez, Property Master: Alf Pegley, Wardrobe: Adolfo Ramírez, Make Up: Rosa Guerrero, Titles by: Latigo Productions, Pacific Title, Music by: Jerry Fielding, Orchestrator: Greg Mcritchie, Leonard Niehaus, Mexican Music Co-ordinator: Arturo Castro, Music Editor: Dan Carlin, Sound Mixer: Manuel Topete, [Sound] Re-recording Mixer: Harry W. Tetrick, Sound Editor: Mike Colgan, Stunt Co-ordinator: Gary Combs, Stunt Co-ordinator: Whitey Hughes, Stunt Co-ordinator: Duffy Hambleton
Cast
(26)
Warren Oates (Bennie), Isela Vega (Elita), Robert Webber (Sappensly), Gig Young (Quill), Helmut Dantine (Max), Emilio Fernández (El Jefe), Kris Kristofferson (Paco), Chano Urueta (one-armed bartender), Donny Fritts (John), Jorge Russek (Cueto), Chalo González (Chalo), Don Levy (Frank), Enrique Lucero (Estaban), Janine Maldonado (Theresa), Tamara Garina (Grandmother Moreno), Farnesio de Bernal (Bernardo), Ahui Camacho (El Chavito), Monica Miguel (Dolores De Escomiglia), Paco Pharres (El Carpintero), Juan Manuel Diaz (Paulo), René Dupeyron (Angel), Yolanda Ponce (Yolo), Juan José Palacios (Juan), Manolo (tourist guide), Neri Ruiz (Maria), Roberto Dumont (Chavo)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(16)
In: Empire n236 February 2009 Page: 54Title: In cinemas: Bring Me the Head of Alfredo GarciaAuthor: PARKINSON, David Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v19 n2 February 2009 Pages: 32-37
Title: Sam PeckinpahAuthor: THOMSON, David Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Discussion and re-appraisal of the film and TV work of Sam Peckinpah. With reference to BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA, highlights the influence of Mexico and the representation of both men and women.
In: Vertigo v2 n9 Aut/Win 2005 Pages: 39-40
Title: Guy Maddin's history of cinema: a particular personal trawlAuthor: BYRNE, Fergal Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Director Guy Maddin reflects on five films that 'marks out the contours of a personal history of cinema', including FOOTLIGHT PARADE, The FACE BEING THE MASK, POSSESSED, The CHASE and BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA.
In: Empire n193 July 2005 Pages: 166-167
Title: RWD: Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo GarciaAuthor: O'HAGAN, Steve Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Premiere v11 n12 August 1998 Pages: 80-87
Title: Noble FailuresArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: On ten films that had bad reviews but didn't deserve them.
In: The Listener v116 n2990 11 Dec 1986 Page: 29
Title: [The Listener - v116 n2990 11 Dec 1986: no known title]Language: English
In: Film Comment v17 n1 Jan/Feb 1981 Pages: 44-48
Title: [Film Comment - v17 n1 Jan/Feb 1981: no known title]Language: English
In: Positif n167 March 1975 Pages: 71-74
Title: [Positif - n167 March 1975: no known title]Language: French
In: Films and Filming v21 n5 February 1975 Page: 35
Title: [Films and Filming - v21 n5 February 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v42 n493 February 1975 Page: 29
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v42 n493 February 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: Sight and Sound v44 n2 Spring 1975 Page: 121
Title: [Sight and Sound - v44 n2 Spring 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n10116 11 Jan 1975 Page: 13
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10116 11 Jan 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: Sight and Sound v43 n2 Spring 1974 Page: 91
Title: [Sight and Sound - v43 n2 Spring 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 7 Aug 1974 Page: 18
Title: [Variety - 7 Aug 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Film Heritage v10 n1 Fall 1974 Pages: 47-48
Title: [Film Heritage - v10 n1 Fall 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v227 n48 5 Sep 1973 Page: 12
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v227 n48 5 Sep 1973: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(4)
Title: Texture in filmAuthor: Donaldson, Lucy Fife Pages: ix, 194 pages
Title: Peckinpah's tragic westerns: a critical study
Author: SIMONS, John L. Pages: ix, 222 p.
Title: Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Author: COOPER, Ian Pages: 118 pages
Title: Justified lives; morality and narrative in the films of Sam Peckinpah
Author: BLISS, Michael Pages: ix-xi,353p.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-826024
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-592253
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Film materials(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-826024
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)