Charlton Heston and James Coburn face off in the Western thriller The Last Hard Men. Coburn is Zach Provo, a half Indian prison escapee out for revenge on the man who put him behind bars, Heston’s retired sheriff Sam Burgade. Coburn and his motley crew of fellow criminals will stop at nothing to get retribution, killing innocents along the way and eventually kidnapping Burgade’s daughter Susan, played by Barbara Hershey. Heston shakes off the rust and straps on the pistols, in a bid to save his offspring and hopefully kill the malevolent Provo and his gang in this violent, action packed Western.
“Handsome production values and some thoughtful overtones… The details of life at a crucial transition point in American history are well captured in the script and in the art direction.” – Variety
Ariel Schudson discusses The Last Hard Men on the New Beverly blog.
