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Sam Peckinpah

Sam Peckinpah was a director of manly movies. An eccentric drug-abuser and lifelong alchoholic who was notorious for his gruff demeanor and rocky relationships with women, he created a number of films that perfectly reflected his own personality: violent, nihilistic and cynical. Some of them stand as modern classics.

His filmography includes:

Ride The High Country: A tale about two aging ex-lawman guarding a shipment of gold in early 20th century California, it had lackluster box office when it was released in 1962 but has since been Vindicated by History.
The Wild Bunch: His most famous film, an infamously violent anti-western.
Straw Dogs: Recently remade.
The Getaway: A crime caper remade in 1993.
Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid: Perhaps best known for being the origin of Bob Dylan's "Knocking on Heaven's Door."
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia: A bloody modern western.
The Killer Elite: Recently remade.
Cross Of Iron: His only war film, and an inspiration for Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds.
Convoy: A trucker film based on the novelty country song.
The Osterman Weekend: His final film, based on the Robert Ludlum novel.