Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)

7.4R112 minDirector: Sam Peckinpah

1974 film by Sam Peckinpah

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (Spanish: Tráiganme la cabeza de Alfredo García) is a 1974 neo-Western film co-written and directed by Sam Peckinpah, and starring Warren Oates and Isela Vega, with Robert Webber, Gig Young, Helmut Dantine, Emilio Fernández and Kris Kristofferson in supporting roles. The film is about a down-on-his-luck musician (Oates) who joins a deadly manhunt for the titular character, who is wanted after impregnating the daughter of a crime boss.

Made in Mexico on a low budget after the commercial failure of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973), Alfredo García was, so Peckinpah claimed, the only one of his films released as he had intended. The film was a critical and commercial failure at the time, but has gained a new following and stature in the decades since.

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What is Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia about?
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) — In Mexico, the wealthy father of a pregnant young woman offers $1million for the head of the man who impregnated her. A pair of bounty hunters meet a local piano man in their search. The piano player does a little investigating and finds out that his girlfriend knows of Garcia's
Is Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
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Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.