# The Last Hard Men (1976)

> A retired frontier lawman is forced back into the saddle when an escaped convict leads an outlaw gang in a personal campaign of revenge.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/24246

## Facts

- Runtime: 98 min
- Genres: Western
- Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
- Cast: Charlton Heston, James Coburn, Barbara Hershey, Jorge Rivero, Michael Parks, Larry Wilcox, Thalmus Rasulala, Morgan Paull
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074776/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: gritty, tense, bleak, classic western night, action movie marathon

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