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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 71.0 / 100
1976·Drama / Western·1h 38m

THE LAST HARD MEN

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

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.

Above the Line
Andrew V. McLaglen·DirectorGuerdon Trueblood·WriterDuke Callaghan·Director of PhotographyJerry Goldsmith·Original Music ComposerFred A. Chulack·Editor
Cast
Charlton Heston·Sam BurgadeJames Coburn·ProvoBarbara Hershey·Susan BurgadeJorge Rivero·MenendezMichael Parks·Noel NyeLarry Wilcox·ShelbyThalmus Rasulala·WeedMorgan Paull·ShirazJohn Quade·GantRobert Donner·Lee Roy
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 4
Andrew V. McLaglen·DirectorJack Roe·Assistant DirectorMarshall J. Wolins·Script SupervisorBlair Robertson·Second Assistant Director
Writing· 1
Guerdon Trueblood·Writer
Camera· 4
Duke Callaghan·Director of PhotographyJack Willoughby·Camera OperatorJohn London·Key GripFrederic J. Smith·Assistant Camera
Editing· 1
Fred A. Chulack·Editor
Sound & Music· 6
Jerry Goldsmith·Original Music ComposerBill Teague·Sound MixerDon J. Bassman·Sound Re-Recording MixerLeonard A. Engel·Music EditorKenneth Hall·Music EditorCharles Sherlock·Boom Operator
Art & Design· 4
Edward C. Carfagno·Art DirectionLon Bentley·Makeup ArtistHendrik Wynands·Construction CoordinatorMark Wade·Property Master
Production· 5
Walter Seltzer·ProducerRussell Thacher·ProducerWilliam Belasco·Executive ProducerSam Manners·Production ManagerJack Baur·Casting
Other Departments· 5
Joe Canutt·Stunt CoordinatorCharles E. James·Wardrobe SupervisorDonna Roberts·Wardrobe SupervisorAdele Taylor·HairdresserRichard Hart·Gaffer
By the Numbers
71.0
OF 100
Master Score
6.2
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Last Hard Men's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#0A1A3A
#8A6A3A
#FFFFFF
Mood
Gritty, Intense, Western
Composition
Layered
Era
1970s
Visual Style
Painted

“The poster features an illustrated composition with two men's faces and a woman on horseback against a dark blue and brown sky, with a bright orange sun. Below,”

western
Key Elements
RifleHorseSun
Atmosphere
Gritty
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Wilderness
Design Score
7/10
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