Hard Times
“New Orleans, 1933. In those days words didn't say much.”
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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Cast
35 people
Charles Bronson
Chaney
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
Death Wish
James Coburn
Spencer "Speed" Weed
Known for
Monsters, Inc.
The Nutty Professor
Jill Ireland
Lucy Simpson
Known for
Death Wish II
The Mechanic
Strother Martin
Poe
Known for
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Slap Shot
Margaret Blye
Gayleen Schoonover
Known for
The Italian Job
The Entity
Michael McGuire
Gandil
Known for
Bird
Manimal
Felice Orlandi
Le Beau
Known for
Killer's Kiss
The Driver
Edward Walsh
Pettibon
Known for
Another 48 Hrs.
California Split
Bruce Glover
Doty
Known for
Diamonds Are Forever
Chinatown
Robert Tessier
Jim Henry
Known for
Starcrash
The Deep
Nick Dimitri
Street
Known for
The Driver
Kill Me Again
Frank McRae
Hammerman
Known for
48 Hrs.
Last Action Hero
Walter Hill Director · Bryan Gindoff Screenplay Bruce Henstell Screenplay
Worldwide gross $5M · Budget $2.7M · United States release October 8, 1975
Box office
Budget
$2,700,000
Worldwide gross
$5,000,000
Gross vs. budget
1.9×
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
Claridge Productions
Production
Major Studio Partners
Production
United States
Produced in
Street Fighter
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · August 13, 1975
Theatrical
United States · October 8, 1975
Theatrical · New York City, New York
Finland
September 5, 1975 · Theatrical
Germany
September 12, 1975 · Theatrical · West Germany
Hungary
June 22, 2000 · Digital
Ireland
October 15, 1976 · Theatrical
Japan
October 25, 1975 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 4, 1975 · Theatrical
March 22, 2003 · TV · V8
South Korea
March 30, 2001 · Physical
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