Title: Savage cinema
Subtitle: Sam Peckinpah and the rise of ultraviolent movies
Description: More than any other filmmaker, Sam Peckinpah opened the door for graphic violence in movies. In this book, Stephen Prince explains the rise of explicit violence in the American cinema, its social effects, and the relation of contemporary ultraviolence to the radical, humanistic filmmaking that Peckinpah practiced.

Prince's account establishes, for the first time, Peckinpah's place as a major filmmaker. This book is essential reading for those interested in Peckinpah, the problem of movie violence, and contemporary American cinema.
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation, Violence in motion pictures, Peckinpah, sam, 1926-1984, Violence in mass media
People: Sam Peckinpah (1925-1984)