Hard times is a 1975 film starring charles bronson as chaney, a drifter. Hard times is a 1975 film starring charles bronson as chaney, a drifter who travels to. They go to new orleans where speed borrows money to set up fights for chaney, but speed gambles away any winnings. Opening title sequence with 1930s rail yard scenes featuring charles bronson, from walter hills feature debut hard times, 1975, costarring james coburn view the tcmdb entry for hard times 1975. Continuing on the strother martin line todays subject is the 1975 movie hard times 1975 hard times 1975 features charles bronson as chaney a tuff as nails fighter with no background and very few words. Opening title sequence with 1930s rail yard scenes featuring charles bronson, from walter hills feature debut hard times, 1975, costarring james coburn.
Hard times is set during the great depression and centers its themes heavily on the working class struggle. Take a hard ride is a 1975 deluxe color italianamerican spaghetti western film directed by antonio margheriti and starring jim brown, lee van cleef, fred williamson and jim kelly. Hard times is one of the best films starring charles. Rent, buy, and watch movies and tv shows with vudu. Hard times 1975 tt0073092 in the depression, chaney, a strong silent streetfighter, joins with speed, a promoter of noholdsbarred street boxing bouts. I may have been blase about only game, but thats because i hadnt sat down to watch hard times. Speed james coburn, an avid gambler, recognizes his talent and becomes his. They win, but speed gambles and loses his portion and remains in debt. Hard times is a 1975 film starring charles bronson as chaney, a drifter who travels to louisiana during the. Just as scorsese and coppola would start out in the exploitation films of roger corman and american international, hill would look sculpt something new in the revisionist.
This is one of the movies that gets better with every viewing liek the outfit with bob duvall. Hard times is a 1975 film starring charles bronson as chaney, a drifter who travels to louisiana during the great depression and begins competing in. Hill debuted with hard times in 1975, an existing script he developed himself from a rather raw b movie project on street fighting offered to him by producer lawrence gordon. Pike, a stone faced cowboy, meets up with tyree, a dishonest gambler. This movie is one of my favorite movies of all time. Hard times 1975 cast and crew cast photos and info fandango.
I did remember that i liked it a lot then, but i was not prepared to see how great it actually is. Hard times 1975 charles bronson fight 2 of 2 youtube. I may have watched this in the past but watching this new restoration is like watching the film for the first time. Hard times 1975 movie charles bronson, james coburn, jill ireland. He is briefly reinvigorated by an affair with the lovely lucy jill ireland, mrs. Hard times 1975 movie charles bronson, james coburn, jill. It stars charles bronson as chaney, a drifter freighthopping through louisiana during the great depression, who competes in illegal bareknuckled boxing matches after forming a partnership with the garrulous hustler speed, played by james coburn. Charles bronson, james coburn, jill ireland, margaret blye, michael mcguire, strother martin. Plus, watch over 4,500 free movies on vudu movies on us. Watch online or on your favorite connected device with the vudu app. Hard times sees charles bronson play chaney, a drifter who travels to louisiana during the great depression and begins competing in illegal bareknuckled boxing matches that are set up by his new found partner spencer speed weed james coburn.
Speed james coburn, an avid gambler, recognizes his talent and becomes his manager. Hard times 1975 cast and crew cast photos and info. Hard times 1975 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Film genres, title, year, country, length, director, description. By the time he made this movie, bronson had already assembled an impressive repertoire of films to his name. They hire a cut man named poe strother martin, and speed borrows cash from some gangsters to bet on chaneys fight. Get your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home, exclusive movie gear, access to advanced screenings and discounts galore.
Rent hard times 1975 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Like all of walter hills films its violent, but unlike many the humanity and the interplay between the characters trumps the blood. The cult classic film the rocky horror picture show premieres in london. Hard times 1975 charles bronson fight 1 of 2 youtube. Hard times 1975 cast and crew during the great depression, chaney charles bronson bareknuckle boxes to survive. Despite being in his fifties at the time of shooting, the actor was in peak physical condition, so he certainly looks the part. Its like emperor of the north pole a really beautifully shot study of depressionera america. Hard times is a powerful, brutal film containing a definitive charles bronson performance. The fights are allout and bareknuckle, held in warehouses and open by invitation to men with cash to wager. Hard times 1975 walter hill synopsis, characteristics.
Also known as the streetfighter, hard times stars charles bronson as chaney, an aging bareknuckle boxer, trying to scratch out a living in the middle of the depression. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. The film can be considered both a melodrama and an action style fight film. During the great depression, chaney charles bronson bareknuckle boxes to survive. A street fighter during the great depression meets with a slick promoter to make some quick money in new orleans. Hard times 1975 during the great depression, chaney charles bronson bareknuckle boxes to survive.
Hill debuted with hard times in 1975, an existing script he developed himself from a rather raw bmovie project on street fighting offered to him by producer lawrence gordon. Hard times1975 charles bronson vs robert tessier youtube. All of this work is carried out by 60 people working full time. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. With walter hill back in the headlines for the wrong reasons with his controversial tomboy aka the assignment, its a fitting opportunity for a hidef release of his 1975 debut, hard times. Buy hard times movie posters from movie poster shop. My favourite movie of all time is the sting which is directed by the same guy who made hard times walter hill and hard times was his first film that he directed and you can see that he took a lot from this and placed it in the sting, im not going to waffle about the story because you already know by reading on here. The adventures of a drifter turned illegal prizefighter during the depression era in new orleans. Hard times trailer 1975 video detective movie trailers. Part of 1970s hollywoods fad for movies set during the great depression, hard times stars charles bronson as chaney, a drifter who emerges from a boxcar in louisiana in search of a quick buck.
Hard times is a 1975 charles bronson period piece that was released at the height of his box office drawing power. Com xvideos quella eta maliziosa full movie 1975 free. Take a hard ride is a 1975 deluxe color italianamerican spaghetti western film directed by antonio margheriti and starring jim brown, lee van cleef, fred williamson and jim kelly pike, a stone faced cowboy, meets up with tyree, a dishonest gambler. Speed james coburn is the twobit promoter who books chaney in the tank towns of the south and midwest. Hard times 1975 charles bronson james coburn first. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing hard times 1975 near you. Financial analysis of hard times 1975 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. This is a list of films produced by the bollywood film industry based in mumbai in 1975. He plays chaney, a man of few words and no past, who rides the rails to new orleans for the winter and tries to win some money by fist fighting. Rent hard times 1975 starring charles bronson and james coburn on dvd and bluray.
It stars charles bronson as chaney, a drifter freighthopping through. Street fighter ii sure looks inspired by this 1975 charles. All of this work is carried out by 60 people working full time and approximately. Walter hill is a director that can create something raw, gritty and in your face, and that is how i would describe this power house movie. In this entire movie, bronson only speaks about 500 words. In the depression, chaney, a strong silent streetfighter, joins with speed, a promoter of noholdsbarred street boxing bouts. Hard times may not have grown in stature to the extent where it will be mentioned by fans in the same breath as the directors more revered titles, but its certainly worth a punt and is an absolute must for hill completists. Our porn search engine delivers the hottest fulllength scenes every time. Stanley kubrick stanley kubricks lengthy tale the tragic exploits of a scheming irish rogue named redmond barry ryan oneal to enter the 18th century aristocracy by marrying a rich widow, captured the oscar for best cinematography. A list of american films released in 1975 one flew over the cuckoos nest won the academy award for best picture. And the grit is captured perfectly by director walter hill who would go on to direct 48 hrs.
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