Hard Times
New Orleans, 1933. In those days words didn't say much.
- 1975
- Rated PG
- 1h 33m
- Drama
Rating: 6.8 out of 10TMDB(252 votes)
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.
Fun facts
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Box office
Grossed $5M worldwide, about 1.9 times its $2.7M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in New Orleans
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Setting
Set in Louisiana
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Music
Music by Barry De Vorzon
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Philip H. Lathrop
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Walter HillScreenplay
- Bryan GindoffScreenplay, Story
- Bruce HenstellScreenplay, Story
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 13, 1975
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $2.7M
- Revenue
- $5M
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cast
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
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