| Convoy | |
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| Directed by | Sam Peckinpah |
| Screenplay by | B. W. L. Norton |
| Based on | "Convoy" by Bill Fries Chip Davis |
| Produced by | Robert M. Sherman |
| Starring | Kris Kristofferson Ali MacGraw Burt Young Madge Sinclair Franklyn Ajaye Ernest Borgnine |
| Cinematography | Harry Stradling, Jr. |
| Edited by | John Wright Garth Craven |
| Music by | Chip Davis |
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | United States[1][2] |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $12 million |
| Box office | $45 million[3] |
Convoy is a 1978 American road action comedy film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, Ernest Borgnine, Burt Young, Madge Sinclair and Franklyn Ajaye. The film is based on the 1975 country and western novelty song "Convoy" by C. W. McCall. The film was made when the CB radio/trucking craze was at its peak in the United States, and followed the similarly themed films White Line Fever (1975) and Smokey and the Bandit (1977). The film received mixed reviews from critics; however, it was the most commercially successful film of Peckinpah's career.
The film initially concerns truck drivers being extorted by a sheriff in Arizona. One of them punches the sheriff during a brawl. Several rebellious truckers then attempt to cross the state line to New Mexico, while being pursued by the police. They also make plans to rescue an ally who is held captive in Texas, and who has been the victim of police brutality.
- ^ "Convoy (1978)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ "Convoy (1978)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 4, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ "Convoy, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved June 24, 2012.