Junior Bonner, le dernier bagarreur (1972)
Un rodéoman, Junior Bonner (Steve Mc Queen), parcourt les États-Unis de concours en concours, en gagnant tant bien que mal sa vie. Le prochain concours, le rodéo de Prescott, lui permet de retrouver son père (Robert Preston) et sa mère (Ida Lupino) qui vivent désormais séparés ainsi que son frère (Joe Don Baker), promoteur immobilier arriviste qui s'est enrichi et a bradé le ranch parental ainsi que tout le domaine, dans son propre intérêt. Junior va tout faire pour gagner le concours qu'il a perdu l'année précédente, il insiste pour avoir " Sunshine " un taureau redoutable en face de qui il a perdu, il a même failli mourir l'année précédente. Grâce à la prime gagnée au rodéo, il offre à son père, rêveur idéaliste, un billet d'avion pour l'Australie, sa destination de rêve.
Directeur: 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 |
| Sound | Jerry Fielding | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Sam Peckinpah | Director |
| Camera | Lucien Ballard | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Frank Santillo | Editor |
| Editing | Robert L. Wolfe | Editor |
| Production | Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Art | Ted Haworth | Art Direction |
| Art | Jerry Wunderlich | Set Decoration |
| Production | Katherine Haber | Producer's Assistant |
| Crew | Loren Janes | Stunt Double |
| Production | James C. Pratt | Production Manager |
| Directing | Frank Baur | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Malcolm R. Harding | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Newt Arnold | Assistant Director |
| Directing | John Franco | Script Supervisor |
| Writing | Sharon Peckinpah | Dialogue |
| Art | Robert J. Visciglia Sr. | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Donald W. Roberson | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | William P. Turner | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lynn Del Kail | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Richard Portman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Michael Gilbert | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Gaylin P. Schultz | Key Grip |
| Sound | Charles M. Wilborn | Sound Mixer |
| Lighting | Joseph Edesa | Gaffer |
| Camera | Bill Avery | Still Photographer |
| Production | Mickey Borofsky | Associate Producer |
| Writing | Jeb Rosebrook | Writer |
| Production | Steve McQueen | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Bud Hulburd | Special Effects |