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La chevauchée terrible

Original title: Take a Hard Ride
  • 1975
  • PG
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
1.6K
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Jim Brown, Lee Van Cleef, Fred Williamson, Jim Kelly, and Catherine Spaak in La chevauchée terrible (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
    • Jerry Ludwig
  • Stars
    • Jim Brown
    • Lee Van Cleef
    • Fred Williamson
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    1.6K
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    • Director
      • Antonio Margheriti
    • Writers
      • Eric Bercovici
      • Jerry Ludwig
    • Stars
      • Jim Brown
      • Lee Van Cleef
      • Fred Williamson
    • 26User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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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)
    Jorge Rigaud
    Jorge Rigaud
    • Horse Dealer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Antonio Margheriti
    • Writers
      • Eric Bercovici
      • Jerry Ludwig
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    6ma-cortes

    Thrilling Spaghetti/Paella Western co-produced by US , Italy , Spain and shot in Canary Islands

    Offbeat Western deals with tough and two-fisted African-American Pike (Jim Brown) must complete promises his upright wealthy employer Morgan (Dana Andrews) that he will venture across the desert to deliver $86,000 dollars in bankroll money . As Pike will have to ride across Mexican border to a ranch in Sonora, Mexico . Pike attracts a motley bunch of comrades for his trip , as he makes an uneasy alliance with smooth, yet suspicious card gambler Tyree (Fred Williamson) in order to execute successfully his risked assignment , meanwhile the dudes run afoul of bounty hunter Kiefer (Lee Van Cleef) . During their perilous trek Pike and Tyree pick up a couple of strays and desperate waifs , meet harassed whore Catherine (Catherine Spaak) and her loyal Kung-Fu fighting Indian companion Kashtok (Jim Brown) , while a vast army of pursuers chase after the loot . Along the way they face off ruthless bounty hunter Kiefer , a shifty marshal (Barry Sullivan) and numerous greedy chasers who give a dogged pursuit .

    This is a rather passable attempt to expand the Spaghetti/Paella Western blending the blaxploitation and Kung-Fu markets . Action Western in which a rugged trail boss as well as reformed criminal makes an uneasy alliance with an offbeat group of roles for his journey and to transport large payroll throughout Mexican border , being mercilessly pursued by a nasty bounty hunter who wants to take a heap of money . The film stands out the breezy chemistry between Jim Brown and Fred Williamson . Nice personalities wasted in a mediocre screenplay . The storyline is uneven but has its agreeable moments here and there . The picture takes part a little genre in which during the 1970s achieved splendor and mingled Spaghetti Western and martial arts with influence of David Carradine-Kung Fu series . Good stunts , including people falling from heights , slam into railings , throw themselves just in front of camera , bridge explosion and many other things . The notorious filmmaker , producer and stuntsman Hal Needham was brought in to coordinate stunts on the film , though he was promptly removed from the production . The support cast is pretty well , formed by a colorful team of characters full of bandits , sheriffs , deputies , desperadoes and outlaws such as ace martial artist half-breed Jim Brown , veteran Harry Carey Jr , Hollywood star Barry Sullivan , Robert Donner , and usual Spanish secondaries from Paella Western as Jorge Rigaud and Ricardo Palacios , both of whom worked with Lee van Cleef in Margheriti's previous Western : ¨Blood Money¨ or ¨Karate , colt and impostor¨ , being shot in Almeria , Spain . Adequate and sunny cinematography by Riccardo Pallottini , it is well set , in fact the town set from the opening scene has been become a sort of western theme park and , nowadays , everything is there exactly as it was in the movie , the main street houses and church . Filmed on location Canary Islands , Gran Canaria , Lanzarote , as surrounding area was used extensively, utilizing the black, volcanic sand of the island and also the dunes of Maspalomas on the southern coast . Fun and great musical score by maestro Jerry Goldsmith , he did one of his best for the genre . Jerry creates an absolutely fantastic score but was actually criticized for making a score superior to the film.

    This oddball motion picture was professionally directed by Antonio Margheriti who was born in 1930 , Rome, and died in 2002 . He was a director and writer , known for Yor (1983), Virus (1980) and Horror castle (1963) . Italian writer-director of horror and exploitation films, a former university engineering student who began in films in 1956 . He was also an expert in special optical effects and model-making . Often used the pseudonym 'Anthony M. Dawson'. He directed all kind of genres such as Wartime : The last hunter , Tornado , Code Name : Wild Geese , Commando Leopard , Der Commander ; Sci-Fi : War of planets , Planet on the prowl , Criminali Della Galassia ; Action : Operazione Goldman , Indio , The Squeeze , Cyberflic ; Terror : The Virgin of Nuremberg , Virus or Cannibal Apocalypse , Alien from the Deep , Flesh for Frankestein and Spaghetti : Joko , Dynamite Joe ,The Stranger and the Gunfighter , And God Said to Cain .
    4fs3

    Three Plus Lee should have equaled more.

    Coming near the end of the spaghetti western cycle, this one should have worked out better. While some of the action scenes are good, others fail with a thud, and none of the solid stars are given any material to distinguish themselves.

    Overall, Jim Brown fared a bit better in westerns than Williamson, who made a few more; this was Kelly's sole venture into the genre. And with Van Cleef around, one wishes that one of the better directors (Leone, Sollima) who guided his top efforts was on hand to spark this one. A disappointment; couldn't be a total loss with that cast, but they deserve better.
    5helpless_dancer

    Once again we find hay bales in the old west

    Rugged western with a comedy side order. Several groups of toughs go after an innocent man who is holding a large amount of cash. Of course each group is intent on out gunning, linking forces, or back stabbing the other guy for a shot at the bucks. This led to loads of spaghetti style gunplay and many bodies biting the dust. Had to wonder how many black half breeds there were in the old west who could do spinning heel kicks and a flying double front kick. Only fair.
    Wizard-8

    Okay, but could have been better

    One of the last spaghetti westerns (though really, there was a good amount of American talent in front of and behind the camera), it does definitely have some novelty value - the cast, some good Canary Island scenery, a quick pace, and some good action sequences (best being the gunfight in the canyon). Still, there was clearly a bunch of potential wasted.

    Brown is good, Williamson does okay, but the rest of the cast isn't actually given that much to do. Kelly's character could easily be written out, and Van Cleef's bad guy character isn't fully developed (for one thing, the movie doesn't seem to know what to do with him at the end.) And the script really isn't that much - it more or less consists of either the protagonists riding through the desert, or engaged in action.

    Die-hard western fans (especially those who like spaghetti westerns) will probably find enough to enjoy about it, but this certainly won't convert anyone who normally avoids this genre.
    6ctomvelu-1

    Easy to take in the right frame of mind

    A western, shot in Spain, with a twist: Jim Brown and Fred Williamson, folks not normally associated with Euro-made westerns, take it upon themselves to deliver a large payroll to a ranch in Sonora, Mexico, after the ranch owner (Dana Andrews) dies while on the road. Everybody who hears of this -- and I mean everybody -- goes after them. This includes the local sheriff (Barry Sullivan), an army of drifters and gunhands, and bounty hunter Lee Van Cleef, who recognizes Brown as a wanted man from years before. Brown is given minimal dialog, which is a good thing as he is not exactly an actor. Williamson fares better as a breezy card sharp in fancy duds, who carries most of the dialog for the two of them. Not bad. The music, clearly derived from THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, is better than the movie.

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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. But not before finishing his short acting role in the film, losing the beginning duel against Lee Van Cleef.
    • Goofs
      When Pike and Tyree pull their guns on each other at the start of their fight, they're no bullets in Pike's gun.
    • 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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    • Release date
      • October 29, 1975 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • Spain
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Take a Hard Ride
    • Filming locations
      • Canary Islands, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Bernsen-Ludwig-Bercovici Productions
      • Euro International Productions
      • Gravure Maatschappu N.V.
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      • $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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