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Carter “Doc” McCoy (McQueen) is sprung from prison by a crooked politician who wants him to pull off a bank heist. Instead, he heads for the Mexican border with his wife Carol (MacGraw) and the loot in tow, and the mob hot on their trail. Peckinpah sure-handedly navigates the film’s many action sequences, leading up to a final showdown in an El Paso hotel. Al Lettieri and Sally Struthers round out the cast as Doc’s vengeful one-time partner and his somewhat-willing hostage. Walter Hill adapted the film’s script from a novel by Jim Thompson. Slim Pickens makes a memorable cameo as a trash collector who doesn’t care what the McCoys are involved in, so long as they are married.
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The Little Match Girl
Directed by Jean Renoir, 1928
Live piano accompaniment by Peter FreisingerScreening on Film
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Nana
Directed by Jean Renoir, 1926
Live piano accompaniment by Peter FreisingerLive Musical AccompanimentScreening on Film
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Trailers, Trailers, Trailers
Introduced by Film Conservator Julie BuckScreening on Film
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Sweet Smell of Success
Directed by Alexander Mackendrick, 1957
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