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Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (Original title)
Date: 1974 (Copyright)

Countries: USA, Mexico

Directed 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

Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (16)
In: Empire n236 February 2009  Page: 54
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.


Books held in BFI Reuben Library (4)
Title: Texture in film
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.