The Hard Way

"The Hard way...the only way!"

1989 1h 26m IT

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 5

ActionComedy

Synopsis

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A special forces team infiltrate the 'Golden Triangle' between Brazil and Colombia to kidnap notorious drug baron.

“The Hard way...the only way!”

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Cast

Miles O'Keeffe
Bull
Henry Silva
Wesson
Chuck Bishop
Paolo
Milton Rodríguez
Karl (as Milton Morris)
Philip Wagner
Pinhiero
Sarah Sharman
Claudio D'Oliani
John Stanley

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michele Massimo Tarantini
Writers: Michele Massimo Tarantini
Languages: English, Italian, Portuguese
Countries: Italy, Brazil

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Italian, Portuguese.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Italy, Brazil.

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WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini, shot by Edson Batista. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Miles O'Keeffe and Henry Silva and Chuck Bishop carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The Hard way...the only way!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Michele Massimo Tarantini directs. Edson Batista behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy, Brazil. Dialogue in English, Italian, Portuguese.

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186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
237 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Italian, Portuguese.
4International production across 2 countries: Italy, Brazil.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini, shot by Edson Batista. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Miles O'Keeffe and Henry Silva and Chuck Bishop carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The Hard way...the only way!".
9IMDB entry: tt0101601 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.