4.7
“New Orleans, 1933. In those days words didn't say much.”
Hard Times (1975)
August 13, 19751h 33mEN
6.8
223 votes
Overview
In the depression, Chaney, a strong silent streetfighter, joins with Speed, a promoter of no-holds-barred street boxing bouts. They go to New Orleans where Speed borrows money to set up fights for Chaney, but Speed gambles away any winnings.
Director
Walter HillWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
Rent
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$2.7M
Revenue
$5.0M
Production Companies
Columbia PicturesClaridge ProductionsMajor Studio Partners
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User Reviews
ky1958
Another great Walter Hill film with a strong cast. Bronson, Coburn, and Martin are all favorites of mine. A depression-era street fighter hooks up with a compulsive gambler and a morphine addict. I've watched it multiple times over it's 40 plus year life. It's worth your time...
John Chard
8.0You're not going to do it for free. Hard Times sees Charles Bronson play Chaney, a drifter who travels to Louisiana during the Great Depression and begins competing in illegal bare-knuckled boxing matches that are set up by his new found partner Spencer 'Speed' Weed (James Coburn). Directed by Walter Hill on his directorial debut & produced by Lawrence Gordon, the film also stars Jill Ireland, Strother Martin, Margaret Blye, Michael McGuire & Robert Tessier. Hard Times, if you pardon the pun, pulls no punches, it's tightly scripted (Walter Hill in conjunction with Bryan Gindoff & Bruce…
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