Movie
Hard Times
New Orleans, 1933. In those days words didn't say much.
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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about Hard Times
Cast
Charles BronsonChaney
James CoburnSpencer "Speed" Weed
Jill IrelandLucy Simpson
Strother MartinPoe
Margaret BlyeGayleen Schoonover
Michael McGuireGandil
Felice OrlandiLe Beau
Edward WalshPettibonCredits
- Directed by
- Walter Hill
- Written by
- Walter Hill, Bryan Gindoff, Bruce Henstell, Bryan Gindoff, Bruce Henstell
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $2.7M
- Box office
- $5M
Production
Columbia PicturesUnited States- Claridge Productions
- Major Studio PartnersUnited States
