Hard Times

Directed by Walter Hill
PG
1975    1h 33mDrama, Crime,
7.289%81%
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 of Hard Times

  • Charles BronsonChaney
  • James CoburnSpencer "Speed" Weed
  • Jill IrelandLucy Simpson
  • Strother MartinPoe
  • Margaret BlyeGayleen Schoonover
  • Michael McGuireGandil
  • Felice OrlandiLe Beau
  • Edward WalshPettibon
  • Bruce GloverDoty
  • Robert TessierJim Henry
  • Nick DimitriStreet
  • Frank McRaeHammerman
  • Maurice KowalewskiCaesare
  • Naomi StevensMadam
  • Lyla Hay OwenWaitress
  • John CreamerApartment Manager
  • Robert CastleberryCounterman
  • Becky AllenPoe's Date
  • Joan KlevenCarol
  • Anne WelschSecretary
  • Fred LernerCaesare's Hitter
  • Jimmy NickersonBarge Fighter
  • Chuck HicksSpeed's Hitter
  • Walter ScottPool Player
  • Max KlevenPool Player
  • Valerian SmithHandler
  • Bob MinorZack
  • Larry MartindaleDriver
  • Charles W. Schaefer Jr.Card Player
  • Leslie BonanoCard Player
  • Ronnie PhilipsCajun Fighter
  • Ron CentanniFight Spectator (uncredited)
  • M.C. GaineyParty Guest at Mansion (uncredited)
  • Brion JamesMan (uncredited)
  • Laura Misch OwensProstitute (uncredited)
  • Walter HillDirector / Writer
  • Bryan GindoffWriter
  • Bruce HenstellWriter
  • Lawrence GordonProducer

Hard Times Ratings & Reviews

  • Mister ArnMay 16, 2025
    A dark film with Charles Bronson brings it all together. Bronson is typecast in roles like this for a reason.

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