Hard Times

Directed by Walter Hill
PG
1975    1h 33mDrama, Crime,
7.272%81%6.8
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.
  • 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

Hard Times Ratings & Reviews

  • PstPstHey1d ago
    Enjoyed this old movie. Still works today doesn't feel datted
  • 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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Hard Times Trivia

Hard Times was released on August 13, 1975.

Hard Times was directed by Walter Hill.

Hard Times has a runtime of 1h 33m.

Hard Times was produced by Lawrence Gordon.

The key characters in Hard Times are Chaney (Charles Bronson), Spencer "Speed" Weed (James Coburn), Lucy Simpson (Jill Ireland).

Hard Times is rated PG.

Hard Times is a Drama, Crime, Action film.

Hard Times has an audience rating of 8.1 out of 10.

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