Cult road movie, continuing the season of films celebrating 100 years of cinema.

Starring Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, Jack Nicholson

Two motorcyclists, Billy and Wyatt, decide to drop out and, with the money from a drug deal, travel across the States to New Orleans. Along the way they encounter George Hanson, an alcoholic lawyer, who decides to join them.

A documentary on the making of the film follows at 11.30pm.

Director Dennis Hopper (1969) (Subtitles)

See Films: pages 49-72

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The Easy Rider season begins with Hell's Angels on Wheels at 12 midnight

The next film in the BBC 100 season is Farewell My Concubine, on Christmas Day at 10.00pm