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6.8In 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.
Released: 1975-08-1393 minDir: Walter HillDrama, Action, CrimeBudget: $2.7MBox office: $5.0M
Cast
- Charles Bronson as Chaney
- James Coburn as Spencer "Speed" Weed
- Jill Ireland as Lucy Simpson
- Strother Martin as Poe
- Margaret Blye as Gayleen Schoonover
- Michael McGuire as Gandil
Themes
- martial arts
- sports
- bare knuckle boxing
- gangster
- new orleans, louisiana
- louisiana
- great depression
- street fighter
- fighting
- illegal fistfight
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- boxing
- Director
- Walter Hill
- Screenwriter
- Walter Hill
- Composer
- Barry De Vorzon
- Producer
- Lawrence Gordon
- Cinematographer
- Philip H. Lathrop
- Narrative location
- Louisiana
- Filming location
- New Orleans
- Duration
- 93
- FilmAffinity ID
- 326343
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- publication date
- 1977-02-14
- film editor
- Q506352
- title
- Hard Times
- distributed by
- Columbia Pictures
- review score
- 94%
- capital cost
- 2700000
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