''Angels Die Hard'' is a 1970 biker film directed by

Richard Compton Richard Compton (March 2, 1938 – August 11, 2007) was an American actor, director and writer, primarily in television. Compton had small parts as an actor in film and television series, including minor roles in two episodes of ''Star Trek ...

and starring Tom Baker and William Smith. It is the first film distributed by

New World Pictures New World Pictures (also known as New World Entertainment and New World Communications Group, Inc.) was an American independent production, distribution, and (in its final years as an autonomous entity) multimedia company. It was founded in 19 ...

; half its budget was provided by

Roger Corman Roger William Corman (born April 5, 1926) is an American film director, producer, and actor. He has been called "The Pope of Pop Cinema" and is known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film. Many of Corman's films are based on works t ...

. The film—which was written in three months—revolves around a gang of bikers who try to save people from a mining accident. Compton shot the film on location in Kernville, California, on the shore of

Lake Isabella Lake Isabella also called Isabella Lake, is a reservoir in Kern County, California, United States created by the earthen Isabella Dam. It was formed in 1953 when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dammed the Kern River at the junction of its two f ...

, an old gold-mining town that was used for filming early Hollywood Westerns.

Cast

*Tom Baker as Blair * William Smith as Tim *Carl Steppling as Sheriff *Alan DeWitt as Undertaker *Gary Littlejohn as Piston *

Beach Dickerson Beach Dickerson ( – 2005) was an American actor known for such films as '' The Trip'' and ''Crazy Mama''. Early life Dickerson was born in Glennville, Georgia. Career Dickerson worked frequently with director Roger Corman. His first appearan ...

as Shank *Rita Murray as Naomi * R. G. Armstrong as Mel *Connie Nelson as Nancy *

Dan Haggerty Daniel Francis Haggerty (November 19, 1942 – January 15, 2016) was an American actor who was best known for playing the title role in the film and television series ''The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams''. Early life Haggerty's birthplace i ...

as Bearded Biker

References

External links

* American exploitation films American action films 1970s English-language films 1970 action films 1970 films New World Pictures films Outlaw biker films Films directed by Richard Compton 1970s American films {{exploitation-film-stub