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Welcome to Hard Times is a 1967 American Western film directed by Burt Kennedy and starring Henry Fonda as the leader of a dying town that is too weak to stand up to a brute terrorizing the few remaining residents. It is based upon a novel by the same name by E. L. Doctorow.
- Burt Kennedy
- David Karr, Max E. Youngstein
Welcome to Hard Times: Directed by Burt Kennedy. With Henry Fonda, Janice Rule, Keenan Wynn, Janis Paige. A sociopathic stranger all but destroys a small hardscrabble town but the 'mayor' convinces its survivors to stay and rebuild.
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- Drama, Western
- Burt Kennedy
- 1967-06-09
Synopsis Wild West outpost Hard Times comes under attack by the Man From Bodie (Aldo Ray), a villain who conducts a one-man rape, murder and arson campaign that leaves few survivors. One of the...
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- Dennis Schwartz
- Western
- Burt Kennedy
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Aug 18, 2015 · Welcome to Hard Times. E.L. Doctorow. 3.84. 2,290 ratings254 reviews. Hard Times is the name of a town in the barren hills of the Dakota Territory. To this town there comes one day one of the reckless sociopaths who wander the West to kill and rape and pillage. By the time he is through and has ridden off, Hard Times is a smoking ruin.
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As the survivors rebuild Hard Times, they are joined by Zar, who arrives with whiskey and women to set up a traveling saloon for neighboring miners. After a bitter winter, Hard Times begins to resemble a community once again. Finally, the stranger returns, and Molly's hysteria forces Will into taking a stand.
