Comboio (1978)

Prêmios
- 3 vitórias e 1 indicação no total

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Kris Kristofferson

Martin 'Rubber Duck' Penwald

Ali MacGraw

Melissa

Ernest Borgnine

Sheriff Lyle Wallace

Burt Young

Pig Pen

Madge Sinclair

Widow Woman

Franklyn Ajaye

Spider Mike

Brian Davies

Chuck Arnoldi

Seymour Cassel

Governor Haskins

Cassie Yates

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Walter Kelley

Hamilton

Jackson D. Kane

Big Nasty
(as J. D. Kane)

Billy Hughes

Pack Rat
(as Billy E. Hughes)

Whitey Hughes

White Rat

Bill Coontz

Old Iguana
(as Bill Foster)

Tommy J. Huff

Lizard Tongue
(as Thomas Huff)

Larry Spaulding

Bald Eagle

Randy Brady

Sneaky Snake

Allen Keller

Rosewell
(as Allen R. Keller)

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Curiosidades
Director Sam Peckinpah allowed actor and long-time associate James Coburn to work on the movie as a second-unit director to get his DGA card. Rumor has it that Coburn actually directed some scenes when Peckinpah was "unwell."

Erros de gravação
The engine sound of the Duck's truck changes repeatedly - i.e. at one point it's a Detroit Diesel, then Cummins, then Cat, and at one point a Chevy smallblock.

Citações
Melissa: Why do they call you the Duck?
Rubber Duck: Because it rhymes with "luck." See, my daddy always told me to be just like a duck. Stay smooth on the surface and paddle like the devil underneath!

Cenas durante ou pós-créditos
During the final credits, clips from the movie are played. These include a few brief shots which don't appear in the final film (such as the final clip of the couple in the antique car). The clips also *roughly* follow the film backwards (the first few clips are from the end of the film, and they progress back to the beginning).

Versões alternativas
The Kino Lorber Blu-ray Disc release of 2015 is complete/uncut.

Conexões
Featured in Open Space: Suitable for Viewing in the Home? (1984)

Trilhas sonoras
Convoy
Composed by Chip Davis and Bill Fries
Amercian Gramaphone SESAC
Performed by Bill Fries (as C. W. McCall)

A so-so genre flick from a master director

I don't think this film is as bad as it's reputation suggests. I've seen a fair number of these kind of truckin'/car chase films from the late 70's, and I think it's a fairly average representation of the genre ... perhaps even a bit better than average given the presence of Kris Kristofferson, Ernest Borgnine and Burt Young. What's disappointing is that you expect Peckinpah to elevate anything he works on to something better than "average genre film" status, and he fails to do that. There are moments when you sense his presence ... a slow motion shot of big trucks hightailing it along a sandy back road achieves a certain poetic majesty ... but mostly you get the feeling that he simply didn't care about this film. It's a giant missed opportunity.