Three the Hard Way

"Action explodes all over the place when the big three join forces to save their race!"

1974 1h 37m EN

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★6.2TMDB · 41

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Synopsis

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After his wife is kidnapped by a group of White supremacists, a record producer teams up with a PR man and a martial artist to get her back and put a stop to their plot to poison the water supply with a toxin that only kills Black people.

“Action explodes all over the place when the big three join forces to save their race!”

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Cast

Jim Brown
Jimmy Lait
Fred Williamson
Jagger Daniels
Jim Kelly
Mister Keyes
Sheila Frazier
Wendy Kane
Jay Robinson
Monroe Feather
Marian Collier
Eva
Alex Rocco
Lt. Di Nisco
Corbin Bernsen
Boy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gordon Parks Jr.
Writers: Eric Bercovici, Jerrold L. Ludwig
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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52 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gordon Parks Jr., shot by Lucien Ballard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Richard Tufo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Robert Swink shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Jim Brown and Fred Williamson and Jim Kelly carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Action explodes all over the place when the big three join forces to save their race!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0072284 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Gordon Parks Jr. directs. Lucien Ballard behind the camera. Richard Tufo scores. Robert Swink cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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152 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Gordon Parks Jr., shot by Lucien Ballard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Richard Tufo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Robert Swink shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jim Brown and Fred Williamson and Jim Kelly carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Action explodes all over the place when the big three join forces to save their race!".
7IMDB entry: tt0072284 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.