Welcome to Hard Times is a movie directed by Burt Kennedy in 1967 and based on the book of the same name by E.L. Doctorow, first published in 1960. The movie features Henry Fonda, Janice Rule, Keenan Wynn, Janis Paige, John Anderson, Warren Oates, and others.
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Storyline
In the town of Hard Times, a mysterious stranger arrives, unleashing terror upon the small settlement by committing heinous acts, including the murder of Fee, the town’s founder. Mayor Will Blue, unable to confront the ruthless man, witnesses the destruction as the stranger kills, rapes Molly, and sets the town ablaze. Despite Mayor Blue’s pledge to reconstruct the town after the stranger departs, the disillusioned townspeople abandon it.
Movie vs Book
Year
1967
Minutes
103
Movie Rate
5.90
Source: IMDb
Movie
Welcome to Hard Times
Director: Burt Kennedy
Country: USA
Year: 1967
Length: 1h43m
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Year
1960
Pages
224
Book Rate
7.66
S: Goodreads
Book
Welcome to Hard Times
Original title: Bad Man From Bodie
Author: E.L. Doctorow
Country: USA
First published in: 1960
Length: 224 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“I never have any idea about who I would cast in my books. I don't think I could ever write a book thinking of it as a movie the whole time.”
JESS WALTER (Writer)
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