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Take a Hard Ride

  • 1975
  • PG
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
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Jim Brown, Lee Van Cleef, Fred Williamson, Jim Kelly, and Catherine Spaak in Take a Hard Ride (1975)
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After selling his cattle in town, ranch owner Morgan unexpectedly dies, and his foreman Pike has to deliver the payroll to Sonora, despite the perilous journey during which he's followed by ... Read allAfter selling his cattle in town, ranch owner Morgan unexpectedly dies, and his foreman Pike has to deliver the payroll to Sonora, despite the perilous journey during which he's followed by many shady characters who want the money.After selling his cattle in town, ranch owner Morgan unexpectedly dies, and his foreman Pike has to deliver the payroll to Sonora, despite the perilous journey during which he's followed by many shady characters who want the money.

  • Director
    • Antonio Margheriti
  • Writers
    • Eric Bercovici
    • Jerrold L. Ludwig
  • Stars
    • Jim Brown
    • Lee Van Cleef
    • Fred Williamson
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    1.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Antonio Margheriti
    • Writers
      • Eric Bercovici
      • Jerrold L. Ludwig
    • Stars
      • Jim Brown
      • Lee Van Cleef
      • Fred Williamson
    • 22User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
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    Jim Brown
    Jim Brown
    • Pike
    Lee Van Cleef
    Lee Van Cleef
    • Kiefer
    Fred Williamson
    Fred Williamson
    • Tyree
    Catherine Spaak
    Catherine Spaak
    • Catherine
    Jim Kelly
    Jim Kelly
    • Kashtok
    Barry Sullivan
    Barry Sullivan
    • Kane
    Dana Andrews
    Dana Andrews
    • Morgan
    Harry Carey Jr.
    Harry Carey Jr.
    • Dumper
    Robert Donner
    Robert Donner
    • Skave
    Charles McGregor
    • Cloyd
    Leonard Smith
    • Cangey
    Ronald Howard
    Ronald Howard
    • Halsey
    Ricardo Palacios
    Ricardo Palacios
    • Calvera
    Robin Levitt
    • Chico
    Buddy Joe Hooker
    Buddy Joe Hooker
    • Angel
    Paul Costello
    • Card Player
    • (uncredited)
    Hal Needham
    Hal Needham
    • Garmes
    • (uncredited)
    George Rigaud
    George Rigaud
    • Horse Dealer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Antonio Margheriti
    • Writers
      • Eric Bercovici
      • Jerrold L. Ludwig
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    • Trivia
      Hal Needham was brought in to coordinate stunts. He planned to make the wagon fly across the canyon by attaching rockets to the bottom. When Jim Brown and Fred Williamson found out, they had Needham fired from the production.
    • Goofs
      At the beginning of the climactic fist fight, Williamson decks Brown, but the Foley editor neglected to add the sound of a punch--the hit produces no sound at all.
    • Crazy credits
      Although the film was shot in 1.85:1, the zero in the 20th Century-Fox logo has the tilt that was used for CinemaScope pictures.
    • Connections
      Featured in 42nd Street Forever, Volume 2: The Deuce (2006)

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    7/10
    With this cast, it can't miss (completely).
    This predictable and formulaic Western will not blow you away with its brilliance, but it IS fun, carried along almost entirely by the strong presences of its top stars. Only Jim Kelly and his karate moves feel out of place. And it also must be mentioned that the big moment that you all (?) have been waiting for, a fight between Jim Brown and Fred Williamson, does arrive in this film....but the scene is terribly unrealistic-looking. (**1/2)
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    • Dec 15, 2002

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    • Release date
      • October 29, 1975 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • Spain
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Peklenski pregon
    • Filming locations
      • Canary Islands, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Bernsen-Ludwig-Bercovici Productions
      • Euro International Productions
      • Gravure Maatschappu N.V.
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    • Budget
      • $2,300,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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