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68% Critic Match
Hard Times
“New Orleans, 1933. In those days words didn't say much.”
6.8 / 10• 1975• 1h 33m•PG• English
DramaActionCrime
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Charles Bronson
Chaney
Lead
James Coburn
Spencer "Speed" Weed
Jill Ireland
Lucy Simpson
Strother Martin
Poe
Margaret Blye
Gayleen Schoonover
Michael McGuire
Gandil
Felice Orlandi
Le Beau
Edward Walsh
Pettibon
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Walter Hill's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Hard Times is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
