Hard Times

Hard Times

1975 · 93 min · EN · PG · 6.7 (174 votes)
Dir. Walter Hill · Starring Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Jill Ireland, Strother Martin, Margaret Blye, Michael McGuire · Music Barry De Vorzon

New Orleans, 1933. In those days words didn't say much.

DramaActionCrime

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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A raw, brutal dive into the desperate underbelly of Depression-era New Orleans. It's a visceral, no-holds-barred fight for survival where every punch lands with grim reality. The atmosphere is thick with desperation and the stench of cheap whiskey.

grittybleaktensevisceralsteadyneo-noirgrindhouseperiod piecebrutal realismsurvivalbetrayaldesperationthe fight game
martial artssportsbare knuckle boxinggangsternew orleanslouisianalouisianagreat depressionstreet fighterfightingillegal fistfightstreetfightingprizefightneo-noirboxing1930saction hero
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