Junior Bonner, rey del rodeo (1972)
Maltrecho debido a un accidente que ha tenido lugar durante la celebración de un rodeo, Junior Bonner (Steve McQueen) decide regresar al hogar familiar en Prescott, en el estado de Arizona. Para su sorpresa, su padre Ace (Robert Preston) se ha ausentado durante una temporada de su ciudad natal, según confesión de su hermano menor Curly (Joe Don Baker) y de su madre Elvira (Ida Lupino), que vive sola en un rancho situado a las afueras de Prescott. Sin apenas dinero, Junior Bonner recurre a sus antiguas amistades para obtener un préstamo y, de esta forma, poder inscribirse en un concurso de rodeo que tiene lugar en la zona. Mientras se prepara para su regreso a la competición, Junior se enfrenta a su hermano a raíz de conocen la noticia de que el padre a ambos ha sufrido un accidente automovilístico y ha perdido el dinero que le había dado Curly a cambio de quedarse con el rancho.
Directora: Sam Peckinpah
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Steve McQueen as Junior Bonner |
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Robert Preston as Ace Bonner |
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Ida Lupino as Elvira Bonner |
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Ben Johnson as Buck Roan |
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Joe Don Baker as Curly Bonner |
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Barbara Leigh as Charmagne |
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Mary Murphy as Ruth Bonner |
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Bill McKinney as Red Terwiliger |
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Dub Taylor as Del |
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Sandra Deel as Nurse Arlis |
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Don 'Red' Barry as Homer Rutledge |
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Charles H. Gray as Burt |
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Matthew Peckinpah as Tim Bonner |
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Sundown Spencer as Nick Bonner |
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Rita Garrison as Flashie |
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Roxanne Knight as Merla Twine |
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Sandra Pew as Janene Twine |
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William E. Pierce as Rodeo Official |
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P. K. Strong as Dudette |
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Toby Michaels as Dudette |
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Bonnie Clausing as Dudette |
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Francesca Jarvis as Rodeo Secretary |
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George Weintraub as George |
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Irene Simpson as Barmaid |
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Lynette Carrington as Young Girl at Parade (uncredited) |
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James M. George as Indian (uncredited) |
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Rod Hart as Singer in Bar (uncredited) |
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Wayne McLaren as Man (uncredited) |
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Sam Peckinpah as Man in Palace Bar (uncredited) |
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Sharon Peckinpah as Bar Patron (uncredited) |
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Casey Tibbs as Parade Grand Marshal (uncredited) |
| Production | Joe Wizan | Producer |
| Directing | Sam Peckinpah | Director |
| Sound | Jerry Fielding | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Art | Jerry Wunderlich | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Frank Santillo | Editor |
| Camera | Lucien Ballard | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Robert L. Wolfe | Editor |
| Art | Ted Haworth | Art Direction |
| Production | Katherine Haber | Producer's Assistant |
| Crew | Loren Janes | Stunt Double |
| Writing | Sharon Peckinpah | Dialogue |
| Camera | Gaylin P. Schultz | Key Grip |
| Directing | John Franco | Script Supervisor |
| Writing | Jeb Rosebrook | Writer |
| Directing | Newt Arnold | Assistant Director |
| Production | Mickey Borofsky | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Richard Portman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | William P. Turner | Makeup Artist |
| Lighting | Joseph Edesa | Gaffer |
| Camera | Bill Avery | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lynn Del Kail | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Charles M. Wilborn | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Donald W. Roberson | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Malcolm R. Harding | Assistant Director |
| Art | Robert J. Visciglia Sr. | Property Master |
| Crew | Michael Gilbert | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | James C. Pratt | Production Manager |
| Directing | Frank Baur | Assistant Director |
| Production | Steve McQueen | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Bud Hulburd | Special Effects |