James Coburn - Full Interview Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron (1993)

James Coburn (1928-2002) teamed with Sam Peckinpah on his films Major Dundee, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, and Cross of Iron. He is introduced by Sam's assistant Katy Haber.
Segment from the Director's Cut of Paul Joyce's documentary Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron (BBC, 1993) containing more than 10 hours of previously unseen interview footage, plus newly-shot interviews with Paul Joyce, Katy Haber and David Warner. Bonus feature on the UK Blu-ray release of Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (2017)

[@RobinSchoutenRS]

Playlist Full Interviews Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron (1993) -- 21 videos: kzbin.info/aero/PLP0HTEw5b1yX3wNQo5zMRo3qHswEGyV47

[@drcornelius8275]

I could listen to him talk all day. Sure miss the great actors we use to have.

[@RobinSchoutenRS]

Yes, I agree with you. Peckinpah and Coburn were a good combination and also close friends in real life.

[@emmanuelpenna7652]

At least we got Bradley Cooper and Timothee Chalamet😂

[@jimnewcombe7584]

@@RobinSchoutenRS As is needless to say, because that is the entire subject of the documentary...

[@jimmysapien9961]

He was one of my FAVORITES- A Great Actor 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@_scabs6669]

Talk about baritone. Real man, real American. I love hearing actors talk about their characters as though it's them. "*I* was resting by a tree. *I* shot back at him. *My* wife." This reveals a great love for and identification with, the character. I think a great director evokes this total identification with the story.

[@boltonpete6093]

What a voice. Today's actors don't have the chops today to match the actors from the golden era.

[@tcsl7764]

Very true.

[@steveprestegard5151]

That cigar contributed, and I am sure he enjoyed adult beverages.

[@michaelgatien4277]

all I can hear is Monsters Inc CEO Henry J. Waternoose

[@nightowl5475]

You can tell James Coburn really loved the guy, even with all his demons, he knew he was a great director. He described him perfectly. Peckinpah really did alienate loyal people on the set that respected him, but Jimmy was lucky he was an actor, and didn’t get the blunt of his rage.

[@jamesfrancismchalejr7944]

Great interview! Honesty , Humor,and missing his friend,his compadre. James Coburn ,what a great story teller. This kind of actor doesn't exist anylonger! Nor does Sam peckinpah mindset for how to tell a story! Two men that cannot be replaced & are preserved in film archives.

[@richardcollins6684]

James Coburn was close friend of Bruce Lee. He was one of Bruce Lee’s funeral was a pallbearer. He learned a great deal of Philosophy from Bruce Lee. He would meditate to get to open his mind. Coburn stated I was just thinking too much about work.

[@SalamiKing7]

Such a charismatic guy and one of the coolest actors of all time! Thanks for posting!

[@RobinSchoutenRS]

You''re welcome! Please check out the other Man of Iron interviews I have uploaded, all about Sam Peckinpah.

[@SalamiKing7]

@@RobinSchoutenRS I definitely will!

[@ryancarroll3961]

James colburn was a real man’s man He did most of his own stunts and he was such a cool charismatic feller I can only wish to be 10% of this cool cat😊

[@basildavis2683]

Man....other than his amazing hair, chiseled face, raspy baritone, and incredible facility dropping names and telling stories, you got this! Aim for 30%!

[@ryancarroll3961]

@@basildavis2683 lol True

[@unstablesun8179]

Spellbinding! Loved him in "Hard Times", and I remember watching "In Like Flint" when I was a kid, loved it.

[@horsehide3039]

Extraordinary. You never or hardly ever get this kind of honesty in these interviews. Thank you.

[@_scabs6669]

"It's the darkness inside a person that makes you want more"

[@martinblouin4222]

What a good understanding of human nature… simply brillant!

[@jupitermoongauge4055]

Wow. What a fantastic interview with an insightful intelligent artist about another fascinating and incredible artist. I miss the era these guys are from.

[@jeffreybuckley9757]

Terrific interview! A great actor discussing a great director. So good. Thanks so much!

[@RobinSchoutenRS]

You're welcome. Here is another video of Coburn talking about Peckinpah: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4jUZWCqbcx9l5I

[@ethanbradley2089]

Thank you. His portrayal of Pat Garrett is one of my favorite actor performances of all time.

[@foto21]

I had no idea James Coburn was so erudite and inciteful, especially on art. Fascinating stuff, and a really generous interview as well. Seems like a really great person.

[@johnnyjohnson2268]

Insightful is what you meant....If you want to start something, that's inciteful.

[@davidjohnson4343]

James Coburn LOVED Sam Peckinpah's style of movie making!

[@rkurz9501]

GREAT actor, with an interesting voice and sly smile. Our Man Flint, In Like Flint, are fun movies with Cross Of Iron being a true and gritty War film

[@gerrydooley951]

It's the old art vs. commerce situation. Studios deal in money and business while directors like Peckinpah, Welles, Kubrick etc. only care about their vision of the script. That's just the way it is

[@twillis449]

It's too bad that Sam Peckinpah had so many problems with studios and financing. Cross of Iron is one of the great (anti) war films. And, yes, the ending is perfect!

[@laurencelevene4333]

The studios always interfered with Sam's films. Sam was a movie making genius and visionary, but the studios were complete arseholes

[@jeffmill999]

I saw Coburn play the one armed scout ..at the theater...Derek Flint was my hero...Coburn was a giant...Cross of Iron is one of finest films ever created.

[@davidjohnson4343]

What a wonderful interview! Loved James Coburn in most of his movies

[@vukbogdanovic3769]

Thank you very much for uploading the whole of this interview, the parts I remember from the documentary Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron. I'll be sure to check all the rest - a master filmmaker surrounded by an extraordinary cast of talent.

[@RobinSchoutenRS]

My pleasure. And please check out the other Man of Iron interviews on my channel with R.G. Armstrong (a great spirit), Kris Kristofferson, L.Q. Jones and many others who collaborated with Peckinpah and have great stories to tell.

[@user-kg9zf5tl9i]

Coburn studied with Bruce Lee, he had a lot of depth. Watch Affliction

[@_scabs6669]

(in regards to Cross of Iron) Sam Peckinpah: Two suicides, four mental breakdowns, and we had no film. Lady: It was the greatest film I worked on with them.

[@Njbear7453]

Major Dundee is one of my new favorite movies and I am OBSESSED!

[@irish66]

Terrific to listen to. Thank you.

[@Gwaithmir]

I saw most of James Coburn's films. One of the things I noted about him as he aged was how badly his hands became deformed by arthritis.

[@Glenny-vk4np]

Amazing voice. What an asset for an actor.

[@benniebarrow348]

Before masculinity was labeled toxic…….i can imagine Mr coburn’s and other masculine actors from his time and their take on today’s pussified approach. And Peckinpah would rage at these wokeians …….lol

[@arhturlegend007]

Thank you for this beautiful dream. What an great actor and Sam is my favorite director.

[@gerrypocha175]

What a treat! James Coburn is the best!

[@craiggoodman7]

Undeniably fantastic! Thank YOU ❤

[@ssgsecurity2274]

Great Actor 👍

[@peterlynch6565]

The best war film ever made 💯 percent

[@southwerk]

That was a wonderful interview. Thanks for posting.

[@johnnyjohnson2268]

With all the arguing and posturing and wheeling-dealing that goes on, it's amazing that any movie ever gets made!

[@shaharinyusof2538]

He was 'the only' Hollywood actor whom I admire !

[@leongaultier554]

Best movie of Pekinpah in my opinion is Cross of Iron and Coburn played as Steiner outstandingly.

[@heru-deshet359]

Coburn although homely when young always came off charming and witty.

[@stuartwray6175]

Although homely?

[@gallery7596]

Imagine it would've been quite a surprise reporting to that set and find this world famous actor working as a second assistant director to Peckinpah.

[@marcomambretti5922]

A great, understimated actor. In Cross of Iron, as sergant Steiner, to me has been the greatest. Marco

[@ronmoore4372]

I saw a version of the film that included the scene with Pat Garrett's wife. great scene. She doesn't want to be in Taos and argues that he will never fit in with the 'establishment' and will never be part of it. His wife was Mexican so that was another reason he wouldn't fit. Ole Pat was having trouble on the home front as well as struggling with having to go after his friend.

[@arthurhowle5356]

This is a very interesting interview. James Coburn is quite articulate. I really enjoyed viewing this video.

[@user-nw4uz9ow7f]

What a voice, cross of iron top film

[@katakamvignan6869]

Thanks for uploading

[@abstractacus1598]

Brilliant!

[@Labor_Jones]

Wonderful!

[@robinceuleers]

i always thought he's was the voice actor of Mufasa 😂😂 when i saw the documentary of Bruce Lee's Curse of the Dragon.

[@towerjunikeka-tet1979]

I wish i could meet my heroes

[@DavidHuber63]

Perfect still. 👍🏼

[@59Darek]

Pat Garrett i Billy Kid To najlepszy film jaki widziałem.Żegnaj

[@tjtenser7828]

I've loved all of these interviews, Robin and I got hold of the Alfredo Garcia blu ray on which your documentary is featured. Great work and great conversations.

[@tcsl7764]

That was excellent. Supremely charismatic man,great actor too, talking about a great (my faourite) director.

[@browningautomatic2393]

GREAT INTERVIEW ! SATURDAY 6/1/24 JUNE 1, 2024

[@bobshark123]

guys a legend

[@chrisjarvis4449]

cross of iron is right up there but hard times was a good one to

[@randomcommenter1433]

All I hear is Mr. Waternoose from Monsters, Inc..

[@ssgsecurity2274]

No way

[@TheJohnnyCalifornia]

The second unit director role in Convoy is interesting. Coburn as a director is not something I considered.

[@009slay]

What year was this interview done bc he mentioned his wife

[@RobinSchoutenRS]

The interview was filmed in September 1991 and portions of it were used for the Sam Peckinpah documentary Man of Iron, broadcast in April 1993 on BBC2.

[@Lucho97]

Desearía poder mostrar mis habilidades, lo único que necesito es producir mi propio corto para ser el protagonista 😅😅

[@ssgsecurity2274]

8 30 22 Wow this all some 🚬☕️

[@stuartwray6175]

'this all some'

[@Stephen-lt1tp]

“You played a German officer in cross of iron” Rolf Steiner in cross of iron: “I hate all officers” Given the sounds of the interviewer, I can tell war movies aren’t his thing ;-)

[@editingman95]

This has gone far enough James

[@robbyosborne9708]

She's home now! Just leave her alone!

[@editingman95]

@@robbyosborne9708 I can't do that She's seen too much both of you

[@robbyosborne9708]

@@editingman95 It doesn't have to be this way!

[@editingman95]

@@robbyosborne9708 I can't do that times have changed scaring isn't enough

[@robbyosborne9708]

@@editingman95 But kidnapping children?!

[@Johnconno]

Coburn looks great as a woman.

[@davidlauder-qi5zv]

In what role did he appear as a woman.

[@lewisclark5694]

Telltale signs of arthritis in his hands. Love his persona!

[@eivindgjengstjohansen9625]

He began suffering daily pain in 1979 at age 51, struggled to move he felt like turning to Stone, thats why he made few movies in the 1980s