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The Last Hard Men

The Last Hard Men

Western · 1976

In 1909 Arizona, retired lawman Sam Burgade's life is thrown upside-down when his old enemy Provo and six other convicts escape a chain-gang in the Yuma Territorial Prison and come gunning for Burgade.

Movie details

The Last Hard Men

“Too Mean to Forgive... Too Mad to Forget!”

1976 Western 1h 38m

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TMDB

6.1 / 10

Community rating

In 1909 Arizona, retired lawman Sam Burgade's life is thrown upside-down when his old enemy Provo and six other convicts escape a chain-gang in the Yuma Territorial Prison and come gunning for Burgade.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over The Last Hard Men?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Andrew V. McLaglen

Written by

Guerdon Trueblood

Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Sam Burgade

James Coburn

James Coburn

Provo

Barbara Hershey

Barbara Hershey

Susan Burgade

Jorge Rivero

Jorge Rivero

Menendez

Michael Parks

Michael Parks

Noel Nye

Larry Wilcox

Larry Wilcox

Shelby

Thalmus Rasulala

Thalmus Rasulala

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Court is in session

Put The Last Hard Men on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Patience is part of the point.”

Duration becomes texture. The film asks you to inhabit its world instead of merely processing its plot.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“A test of endurance, your honour.”

Stillness keeps submitting itself as meaning. At some point, contemplation needs something worth contemplating.