The first two pictures refer to my May 5, 2006 Guardian article: "A Bullet in the Back" Peckinpah pretends to be a drunkard, helped by his crew. (On the set of PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID, 1972)
So they did meet! Peckinpah, cinematographer Giuseppe Rotunno, Sergio Leone and Monte Hellman (On the set of CHINA 9, LIBERTY 37, 1978)
The Great Helmsman (Sam's sailboat was named the Valium)
Claudia & Sam, in Durango Production Meeting, BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA Leo de C in Peckinpah's dog-themed remake of EMPEROR OF THE NORTH
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