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Hells Angels on Wheels

1967 · 95 min

A gritty, slow-burning ride into biker gang brutality and jealousy, with an undercurrent of doomed romance.

Directed by: Richard Rush
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Action
Starring: Adam Roarke, Jack Nicholson, Sabrina Scharf

Tagline: The shattering true story of the Hell's Angels of Northern California! The violence...The hate...The way-out parties...Exactly as it happens!
Overview: At first gas station attendant Poet is happy when the rockers gang “Hell’s Angels” finally accepts him. But he’s shocked when he learns how brutal they are – not even murder is a taboo to them. He gets himself in trouble when the leader’s girlfriend falls in love with him – and he welcomes her approaches.

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Directed by: Richard Rush
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Action
Starring: Adam Roarke, Jack Nicholson, Sabrina Scharf

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: violence
loyalty
betrayal
obsession
isolation
Places: small town
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	5
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: adventure, drama, action, thriller, crime
Directed by: Richard Rush
Written by: R. Wright Campbell
Starring: Adam Roarke, Jack Nicholson, Sabrina Scharf, Jana Taylor, Richard Anders, John Garwood, Cara Peters, Jack Starrett
Cinematography: László Kovács
Runtime: 95 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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