Movie
Hard Times
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1975-08-13
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Genres
- Drama, Action, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Columbia Pictures, Claridge Productions, Major Studio Partners
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Charles Bronson as Chaney
- James Coburn as Spencer "Speed" Weed
- Jill Ireland as Lucy Simpson
- Strother Martin as Poe
- Margaret Blye as Gayleen Schoonover
- Michael McGuire as Gandil
- Felice Orlandi as Le Beau
- Edward Walsh as Pettibon
- Bruce Glover as Doty
- Robert Tessier as Jim Henry
- Nick Dimitri as Street
- Frank McRae as Hammerman
Crew
- Walter Hill - Director
- Bruce Henstell - Screenplay
- Walter Hill - Screenplay
- Bryan Gindoff - Screenplay
- Bryan Gindoff - Story
- Bruce Henstell - Story
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