---
title: 'Convoy (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sam Peckinpah'
released: '1978-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 106
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/convoy-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077369/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Convoy (1978)

1978 · 106 min · Drama, Comedy, Action, Adventure · United States


## Synopsis

Convoy is a 1978 American road action film directed by Sam Peckinpah from a screenplay by Bill L. Norton, and starring Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, Ernest Borgnine, Burt Young, Madge Sinclair and Franklyn Ajaye. The film is based on the 1975 country and western novelty song "Convoy" by C. W. McCall. The story initially concerns truck drivers being extorted by a sheriff in Arizona. One of them punches the sheriff during a brawl. Several rebellious truckers then attempt to cross the state line to New Mexico, while being pursued by the police. They also make plans to rescue an ally who is held captive in Texas, and who has been the victim of police brutality.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sam Peckinpah](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-peckinpah), [James Coburn](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-coburn)
- **Screenplay:** [Bill L. Norton](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-l-norton)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Chip Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/chip-davis)
- **Producer:** [Michael Deeley](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-deeley)
- **Director of Photography:** [Harry Stradling](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-stradling-2)
- **Editor:** [Graeme Clifford](https://cinepixo.com/people/graeme-clifford)

## Cast

- [Franklyn Ajaye](https://cinepixo.com/people/franklyn-ajaye)
- [Kris Kristofferson](https://cinepixo.com/people/kris-kristofferson)
- [Seymour Cassel](https://cinepixo.com/people/seymour-cassel)
- [Burt Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/burt-young)
- [Madge Sinclair](https://cinepixo.com/people/madge-sinclair)
- [Ali MacGraw](https://cinepixo.com/people/ali-macgraw)
- [Ernest Borgnine](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-borgnine)
- [Whitey Hughes](https://cinepixo.com/people/whitey-hughes)
- [Anne Lockhart](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-lockhart)
- [Jorge Russek](https://cinepixo.com/people/jorge-russek)
- [Cassie Yates](https://cinepixo.com/people/cassie-yates)
- [Sam Peckinpah](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-peckinpah)

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