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Take a Hard Ride ()

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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 many shady characters who want the money.
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Pike
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Kiefer
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Tyree
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Catherine
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Kashtok
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Kane
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Morgan
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Dumper
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Skave
Charles McGregor ...
Cloyd
Leonard Smith ...
Cangey
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Halsey
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Calvera
Robin Levitt ...
Chico
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Angel
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paul Costello ...
Card Player (uncredited)
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Garmes (uncredited)
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Horse Dealer (uncredited)
Dean Selmier ...
Man in Saloon (uncredited)

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Antonio Margheriti ... (as Anthony M. Dawson)

Written by

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Eric Bercovici ... (screenplay) &
Jerrold L. Ludwig ... (screenplay) (as Jerry Ludwig)

Produced by

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Maria Luisa Alcaraz ... associate producer
Harry Bernsen ... producer
Leon Chooluck ... co-producer

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Jerry Goldsmith

Cinematography by

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Riccardo Pallottini

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Stanford C. Allen

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Dennis Mosher ... assistant editor

Art Direction by

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Julio Molina

Costume Design by

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Agustín Jiménez

Makeup Department

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Carmen Martín ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Francisco Ardura ... production manager
Miguel Ángel Bermejo ... unit manager
José María Ochoa ... production supervisor / unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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José López Rodero ... assistant director (as Pepe Lopez Rodero)
Scott Maitland ... assistant director
Hal Needham ... second unit director

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Theodore Soderberg ... re-recording mixer
Eric Tomlinson ... music recorded and mixed by
Jim Willis ... sound recordist

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Luciano D'Achille ... special effects
Antonio Molina ... special effects

Stunts

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Javier Maiza ... stunt performer
Juan Maján ... stunts
Hal Needham ... stunts
Jim Burk ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Raúl Pérez Cubero ... photography: second unit
Phil Stern ... still photographer
Carlo Tafani ... camera operator

Music Department

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Kenneth Hall ... music editor
Leonard A. Engel ... music mixer (uncredited)
Arthur Morton ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Lionel Newman ... conductor (uncredited)
Sidney Sax ... orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Eric Tomlinson ... music engineer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Lucie Lichtig ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Alan Arnold ... unit publicist
Stanley Bielecki ... press coordinator
Alan Ladd Jr. ... presenter
Don Record ... title design
Mary Pepa Willis ... production secretary

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Plot Summary

Rugged trail boss and reformed criminal Pike (Jim Brown) promises his honest wealthy employer Morgan (Dana Andrews) that he will venture across the desert to deliver $86,000 dollars in payroll money to a ranch in Sonora, Mexico. Pike makes an uneasy alliance with smooth, yet shifty gambler Tyree (Fred Williamson) in order to successfully complete his dangerous mission. During their perilous trek Pike and Tyree encounter desperate prostitute Catherine (Catherine Spaak) and her loyal ace martial artist half-breed companion Kashtok (Jim Kelly). Meanwhile, ruthless bounty hunter Kiefer (Lee Van Cleef) and numerous greedy others give dogged chase. Written by Woodyanders

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Taglines They're the most hunted men in the history of the West... but forget the odds... just count the bodies! See more »
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Also Known As
  • The word of an outlaw... it's law! (Italy)
  • La parola di un fuorilegge... è legge! (Italy)
  • Por la senda más dura (Spain)
  • La chevauchée terrible (France)
  • Los buitres (Argentina)
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  • 103 min
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Budget $2,300,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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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. See more »
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. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in 42nd Street Forever, Volume 2: The Deuce (2006). See more »
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. See more »
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