Angels Die Hard

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Angels Die Hard
Angels Die Hard (1970) poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Richard Compton
Screenplay by Richard Compton
Produced byCharles Beach Dickerson
StarringTom Baker
William Smith
R. G. Armstrong
Alan DeWitt
Gary Littlejohn
Rita Murray
Carl Steppling
Connie Nelson
Music byRichard Hieronymus
Distributed by New World Pictures
Release date
  • July 8, 1970 (1970-07-08)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$125,000 [1]
Box office$700,000 (rentals) [1]

Angels Die Hard is a 1970 biker film directed by Richard Compton and starring Tom Baker and William Smith. It is the first film distributed by New World Pictures; half its budget was provided by Roger Corman.

Contents

The film—which was written in three months—revolves around a gang of bikers who try to save people from a mining accident. [2] Compton shot the film on location in Kernville, California, on the shore of Lake Isabella, an old gold-mining town that was used for filming early Hollywood Westerns. [3]

Cast

Production

Barbara Peeters worked on the film. [4]

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References

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  2. "21 Dec 1975, 381 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  3. "15 Oct 1970, Page 6 - The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  4. "Liberating Hollywood: Women Directors Barbara Peeters". UCLA Film and Television Archive. 26 June 2019.