It stars Charlton Heston and James Coburn, with supporting roles by Barbara Hershey, Jorge Rivero, Michael Parks, and Larry Wilcox in his screen debut.

Hoping for peace and quiet, he suddenly learns that his old criminal enemy, Zach Provo, has escaped from a Yuma Territorial Prison chain gang on a desert railway line with other convicts.

Zach Provo is a half-Indian outlaw who dreams of exacting revenge on Burgade, not only for putting him away but for the death of his Indian wife who was killed in a crossfire years before.

[4]Variety magazine said of the film:The Last Hard Men is a fairly good actioner with handsome production values and some thoughtful overtones...The details of life at a crucial transition point in American history are well captured in the script and in the art direction.

[5]TV Guide magazine wrote:The story is a rough and realistic portrait of the final days of a Wild West being subdued by civilization.