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Within 8 days it would have been Emilio Fernández`s (General Mapache) 107th birthday.
* March 26, 1903
† August 6, 1986
Within 8 days it would have been Strother Martin`s (Coffer) 91th birthday.
* March 26, 1919
† August 1, 1980
Within 30 days it would have been William Holden`s (Pike Bishop) 92th birthday.
* April 17, 1918
† November 16, 1981
Release date: June 18, 1969
The wild bunch used over 90,000 rounds of blank ammunition. “More than was used in the entire Mexican revolution” Warner publicity would later claim.Source / More (Book)
Lee Marvin almost played the lead, but he backed out when he was made a $1 million dollar offer to star in Paint your wagon.Source / More (Book)
The car the Mexican general is driving is a Stanley steamer.Source / More (Web)
The wild bunch is noted for making the use of slow motion shots in mainstream motion pictures acceptable.
In the early 20 century there was a real gang called The Wild Bunch which included Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
