FREE: Deadly Companions (1961) DVD

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UPC: 637581703329.

With its small cast, character-driven story, and modest production values, Sam Peckinpah's first feature film seems very like another of his TV Western dramas--just one that happened to get shot in Panavision. The director's favorite TV actor, Brian Keith, plays a surly loner named Yellowleg who ventures into Indian country with a dance-hall girl (Maureen O'Hara), the corpse of her little boy, and a pair of marginally human specimens (Steve Cochran and Chill Wills) who more than justify the title. Everybody has, or seems to have, a guilty or shameful secret: Why does Yellowleg keep his hat on? Was Kit (O'Hara) a widow, or a *****? Action, menace, and ethical dialogues come and go pretty much according to TV rhythms, and the visuals and editing are conventional. But there's enough quirky character work and offbeat mood-making to hint at the singular filmmaker soon to arrive big-time.

Product Details

* Actors: Brian Keith, Maureen O'Hara, Chill Wills, Steve Cochran
* Directors: Sam Peckinpah
* Format: Color, Dolby, NTSC, Surround Sound
* Language: English
* Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
* Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
* Number of discs: 1
* Rated: NR (Not Rated)
* Studio: Unicorn Video
* DVD Release Date: January 8, 2002
* Run Time: 90 minutes

This DVD is in Mint condition, played only once.

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