p 　　The Deadly Companions is a 一九六一 Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Maureen O 三九 Hara, Brian Keith, Steve Cochran, and Chill Wills Based on the novel of the same name by A S Fleischman, the film is about an ex-army officer who accidentally kills a woman 三九 s son, and tries to make up for it by escorting the funeral procession through dangerous Indian territory The Deadly Companions was Sam Peckinpah 三九 s motion picture directorial debut p