| The Deadly Companions | |
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| Directed by | Sam Peckinpah |
| Written by | A. S. Fleischman |
| Based on | The Deadly Companions by A. S. Fleischman |
| Produced by | Charles B. Fitzsimons |
| Starring | Maureen O'Hara Brian Keith Steve Cochran Chill Wills Strother Martin Will Wright |
| Cinematography | William H. Clothier |
| Edited by | Stanley Rabjohn |
| Music by | Marlin Skiles |
Production company | Carousel Productions |
| Distributed by | Pathé-America Distributing Company (US) Warner Bros. Pictures (International) |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.5 million[1] |
The Deadly Companions is a 1961 American Western and war film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Steve Cochran, and Chill Wills. Based on the novel of the same name by A. S. Fleischman, the film is about an ex-army soldier who accidentally kills a woman's son, and tries to make up for it by escorting the funeral procession through dangerous Indian territory.[2] The Deadly Companions was Sam Peckinpah's motion picture directorial debut.[3]
- ^ "MP Investor Trusts". Variety. January 25, 1961. p. 5.
- ^ "The Deadly Companions". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ "Sam Peckinpah". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved April 14, 2012.