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For some reason, Hard Times wasn't nearly as popular with Bronson fans as Death Wish (1974) or Breakheart Pass (1975), yet it's probably his best film and some critics thought so too. Pauline Kael wrote "Spacious, leisurely, and with elaborate period re-creations of New Orleans in the 30s, this first feature directed by Walter Hill is unusually ...
Hard Times is a 1975 film starring Charles Bronson as Chaney, a drifter who travels to Louisiana during the Great Depression and begins competing in illegal bare-knuckled boxing matches. The movie was Walter Hill's directorial debut. 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3.1 Casting 3.2 Production 4 Release 5 Critical Reception 6 Trivia 7 Cast 8 See also 9 References 10 External links Chaney (Charles ...
Mar 25, 2015 · The Un-Romanticized Era of Depression Anti-Nostalgia. DIRECTED BY WALTER HILL/1975. A freight train comes whistling ’round the bend carrying, along with its slow-moving cargo, a solitary traveler. Wearing a flat cap and dressed in plain workmen’s clothes, the grizzled, lined features of every man standing in a bread line on every city ...
Peach-2 19 December 1998. Hard Times is one of Charles Bronson and Walter Hill's best films. This movie is rugged and has a great feel. Bronson looks in great shape in the film and the direction from Hill is terrific. In the genre of street-fighting pictures, this one ranks as one of the best.
Chaney wins a few tough illegal fights bare-fisted but Speed's carelessness with his money and indebtedness to a gang of thugs forces Chaney to fight one last match with Street, a huge monster of a man. The final bout is a no-holds-barred, knock-down, drag-out fight that Bronson fans will love. Drama 1975 1 hr 32 min. 94%.
Hard Times is a film directed by Walter Hill with Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Jill Ireland, Strother Martin .... Year: 1975. Original title: Hard Times (The Streetfighter). Synopsis: In the depression, Chaney, a strong silent streetfighter, joins with Speed, a promoter of no-holds-barred street boxing bouts.
HARD TIMES. Directed by. Walter Hill. United States, 1975. Action, Drama, Sport. 93. 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.
