Hard Times

Hard Times

93 mins | Drama | Aug. 11, 1975

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.

Hard Times

93 mins | Drama | Aug. 11, 1975

Hard Times
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Columbia Pictures, Major Studio Partners, Claridge Productions
Original title Hard Times
Directors Nathan Haggard, Michael Daves, Bonnie Prendergast, Walter Hill
Writers Bruce Henstell, Bryan Gindoff, Walter Hill

Cast

Charles Bronson

as Chaney

James Coburn

as Spencer "Speed" Weed

Jill Ireland

as Lucy Simpson

Margaret Blye

as Gayleen Schoonover

Michael McGuire

as Gandil

Felice Orlandi

as Le Beau

Edward Walsh

as Pettibon

Bruce Glover

as Doty

Robert Tessier

as Jim Henry

Nick Dimitri

as Street

Frank McRae

as Hammerman

Maurice Kowalewski

as Caesare

Naomi Stevens

as Madam

Lyla Hay Owen

as Waitress

John Creamer

as Apartment Manager

Robert Castleberry

as Counterman

Becky Allen

as Poe's Date

Joan Kleven

as Carol

Anne Welsch

as Secretary

Fred Lerner

as Caesare's Hitter

Jimmy Nickerson

as Barge Fighter

Chuck Hicks

as Speed's Hitter

Walter Scott

as Pool Player

Max Kleven

as Pool Player

Valerian Smith

as Handler

Bob Minor

as Zack

Larry Martindale

as Driver

Charles W. Schaefer Jr.

as Card Player

Leslie Bonano

as Card Player

Ronnie Philips

as Cajun Fighter

Ron Centanni

as Fight Spectator (uncredited)

M.C. Gainey

as Party Guest at Mansion (uncredited)

Brion James

as Man (uncredited)

Laura Misch Owens

as Prostitute (uncredited)