Notable for being the first movie made for HBO.
Widely considered to be a rarely seen cult classic which addressed the high crime of New York City, Vietnam Veteran issues, political expediency, and the often senseless cruelty in modern society.
The screenplay is credited to Lyle Gorch who was a character played by Warren Oates in "The Wild Bunch." Industry publications at the time of the films production list Larry Brothers as the author of the screenplay.
Despite all the violence depicted in this movie, only three people actually die. Two by gunfire, one by suicide.
The belt fed machine gun Mitch is using toward the end of the movie, against Verdanken, is a WWII German MG42.
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