Complex sentence: The surprising success of "Noon Wine" laid the groundwork for Peckinpah's professional comeback as he was immediately hired by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts to eventually direct "The Wild Bunch" (1969).
Split into simpler sentences: The surprising success of "Noon Wine" laid the groundwork for Peckinpah's professional comeback. He was immediately hired by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts to eventually direct "The Wild Bunch" (1969).