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New Orleans, 1933. In those days words didn't say much. - Hard Times
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Title: Hard Times

Release Date: 13 Aug 1975

Runtime: 1h 33m

Genre: Drama, Action, Crime

Director: Columbia Pictures, Claridge Productions, Major Studio Partners

Production Companies: Columbia Pictures, Claridge Productions, Major Studio Partners

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.7 (202 votes)

Cast

  • Chaney: Charles Bronson
  • Spencer "Speed" Weed: James Coburn
  • Lucy Simpson: Jill Ireland
  • Poe: Strother Martin
  • Gayleen Schoonover: Margaret Blye
  • Gandil: Michael McGuire
  • Le Beau: Felice Orlandi
  • Pettibon: Edward Walsh
  • Doty: Bruce Glover
  • Jim Henry: Robert Tessier
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