Hard Times (1975)
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Also known as The Streetfighter, Hard Times stars Charles Bronson as Chaney, an aging bare-knuckle boxer, trying to scratch out a living in the middle of the Depression. "Speed" (James Coburn) is the two-bit promoter who books Chaney in the tank towns of the South and Midwest. He is briefly reinvigorated by an affair with the lovely Lucy (Jill Ireland, Mrs. Bronson in real life), but it's back to the seedy realm before too long. Hard Times represented the directorial debut of Walter Hill, who even at this early stage demonstrated the gritty verisimilitude that he'd bring to such future projects as The Warriors (1979) and 48 Hrs. (1984). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Charles Bronson, James Coburn, (more)
- Director(s):
- Walter Hill
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Hard Times
Also known as The Streetfighter, Hard Times stars Charles Bronson as Chaney, an aging bare-knuckle boxer, trying to scratch out a living in the middle of the Depression. "Speed" (James Coburn) is the two-bit promoter who books Chaney in the tank towns of the South and Midwest. He is briefly reinvigorated by an affair with the lovely Lucy (Jill Ireland, Mrs. Bronson in real life), but it's back to the seedy realm before too long. Hard Times represented the directorial debut of Walter Hill, who even at this early stage demonstrated the gritty verisimilitude that he'd bring to such future projects as The Warriors (1979) and 48 Hrs. (1984). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 94 mins
Complete Cast of Hard Times
- Charles Bronson - Chaney
- Jill Ireland - Luby Simpson
- Michael McGuire - Gandil
- Nick Dimitri - Street
- Ed Walsh - Pettibon
- Larry Martindale - Driver
- Lyla Kay Owen - Diner waitress
- Fred Lerner - Caesare's hitter
- Naomi Stevens - Madam
- Bruce Glover - Doty
- Frank McRae - Hammerman
- Robert Castleberry - Counterman
- James Coburn - Spencer "Speed" Weed
- Strother Martin - Poe
- Robert Tessier - Jim Henry
- Felice Orlandi - Le Beau
- Margaret Blye - Gayleen Schoonover
- Walter Scott - Poolplayer
- Bob Minor - Zack
- Max Kleven - Poolplayer
- Jim Nickerson - Barge fighter
- Chuck Hicks - Speed's hitter
- Maurice Kowalewski - Caesare
- Director(s):
- Walter Hill
- Writer(s):
- Bruce Henstell, Walter Hill, Bryan Gindorff
- Producer(s):
- Lawrence Gordon, Paul Maslansky
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Graphic Violence, Questionable for Children, Adult Situations, Adult Language)
- Categories:
- Action / Adventure
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