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Welcome to Hard Times

1967 · 103 min

A grim, slow-burning western that lingers on fear and shame in a broken town, more about moral corrosion than gunplay.

Directed by
Burt Kennedy
Genres
Western
Starring
Henry Fonda, Janice Rule, Keenan Wynn
Tagline
A town can be killed by a bullet...just like a man!
Overview
A sociopathic stranger all but destroys a small hardscrabble town but the 'mayor' convinces its survivors to stay and rebuild.

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Directed by
Burt Kennedy
Genres
Western
Starring
Henry Fonda, Janice Rule, Keenan Wynn
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • guilt
  • survival
  • isolation
  • justice
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
western
Directed by
Burt Kennedy
Written by
Burt Kennedy
Starring
Henry Fonda, Janice Rule, Keenan Wynn, Janis Paige, John Anderson, Warren Oates, Fay Spain, Edgar Buchanan
Music
Harry Sukman
Cinematography
Harry Stradling Jr.
Runtime
103 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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