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Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

  • 1974
  • R
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
24K
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Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
An American barroom pianist and his prostitute girlfriend go on a trip through the Mexican underworld to collect the bounty on the head of a dead gigolo.
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An American barroom pianist and his prostitute girlfriend go on a trip through the Mexican underworld to collect the bounty on the head of a dead gigolo.An American barroom pianist and his prostitute girlfriend go on a trip through the Mexican underworld to collect the bounty on the head of a dead gigolo.An American barroom pianist and his prostitute girlfriend go on a trip through the Mexican underworld to collect the bounty on the head of a dead gigolo.

  • Director
    • Sam Peckinpah
  • Writers
    • Gordon T. Dawson
    • Sam Peckinpah
    • Frank Kowalski
  • Stars
    • Warren Oates
    • Isela Vega
    • Robert Webber
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    24K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sam Peckinpah
    • Writers
      • Gordon T. Dawson
      • Sam Peckinpah
      • Frank Kowalski
    • Stars
      • Warren Oates
      • Isela Vega
      • Robert Webber
    • 160User reviews
    • 156Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

    Videos2

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    Top Cast48

    Warren Oates
    Warren Oates
    • Bennie
    Isela Vega
    Isela Vega
    • Elita
    Robert Webber
    Robert Webber
    • Sappensly
    Gig Young
    Gig Young
    • Quill
    Helmut Dantine
    Helmut Dantine
    • Max
    Emilio Fernández
    Emilio Fernández
    • El Jefe
    • (as Emilio Fernandez)
    Kris Kristofferson
    Kris Kristofferson
    • Biker
    Chano Urueta
    • Manchot, the bartender
    Donnie Fritts
    • John
    • (as Donny Fritts)
    Jorge Russek
    Jorge Russek
    • Cueto
    Chalo González
    Chalo González
    • Chalo
    • (as Chalo Gonzalez)
    Don Levy
    • Frank
    Enrique Lucero
    Enrique Lucero
    • Esteban
    Janine Maldonado
    • Theresa
    Tamara Garina
    • Grandmother Moreno
    Farnesio de Bernal
    Farnesio de Bernal
    • Bernardo
    Ahui Camacho
    • El Chavito
    Monica Miguel
    Monica Miguel
    • Dolores de Escomiglia
    • Director
      • Sam Peckinpah
    • Writers
      • Gordon T. Dawson
      • Sam Peckinpah
      • Frank Kowalski
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      According to Gordon T. Dawson, principal photography was marked with an overwhelming sense of melancholy and defeat, perhaps engendered by Sam Peckinpah's use of cocaine, introduced to him by Warren Oates. The screenwriter (a veteran of several Peckinpah films) was so unnerved by the shift in Peckinpah's mental state and mercurial behavior that he resolved never to work with him again.
    • Goofs
      As Bennie crosses inside his apartment, alone, and talks to Alfredo's head, a crewman in black clothing is visible, ducking behind an adjacent transom. His arm reappears a second later, as Bennie reaches for a bottle in the pantry.
    • Quotes
      • Bennie: [as he keeps shooting a man he has already killed] Why? Because it feels so goddamn good!
    • Crazy credits
      There are only three credits at the beginning of the film: The production credit, the two stars, and the story/screenplay. Everything else is at the end, and the film's title is the very last credit.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      Bennie's Song
      by Isela Vega

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    Details

    • Release date
      • August 7, 1974 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Mexico
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • Tráiganme la cabeza de Alfredo García
    • Filming locations
      • Hidalgo, Mexico
    • Production companies
      • Optimus Films
      • Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A.
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $1,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $19,418
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 52m(112 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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