Hard Times (1975)
1975 film by Walter Hill
- Released
- 13 August 1975
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Boxing film
- Director
- Walter Hill
- Screenplay
- Walter Hill
- Producer
- Lawrence Gordon
- Music
- Barry De Vorzon
- Cinematography
- Philip H. Lathrop
- Editing
- Roger Spottiswoode
- Starring
- Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Jill Ireland, Bruce Glover, Strother Martin, Maggie Blye, Felice Orlandi, Frank McRae
- Running time
- 93 minutes
- Distributor
- Columbia Pictures
- Budget
- $2.7 million
- Set in
- Louisiana
Hard Times is a 1975 action drama sport film co-written and directed by Walter Hill in his directorial debut. It stars Charles Bronson as Chaney, a mysterious drifter freighthopping through Louisiana during the Great Depression, who proves indomitable in illegal bare-knuckled boxing matches after forming a partnership with the garrulous hustler Speed, played by James Coburn.
Cast
- Charles Bronson
- James Coburn
- Jill Ireland
- Bruce Glover
- Strother Martin
- Maggie Blye
- Felice Orlandi
- Frank McRae
- Naomi Stevens
- Brion James
- Ed Walsh
More films directed by Walter Hill
- Undisputed 2002
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q2479849 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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