Despite being in his fifties at the time of shooting, the actor was in peak physical condition, so he certainly looks the part. By the time he made this movie, bronson had already assembled an impressive repertoire of films to his name. Hard times trailer 1975 video detective movie trailers. The cult classic film the rocky horror picture show premieres in london. Opening title sequence with 1930s rail yard scenes featuring charles bronson, from walter hills feature debut hard times, 1975, costarring james coburn. 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. 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. Rent hard times 1975 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Hard times 1975 movie charles bronson, james coburn, jill. 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. 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. They go to new orleans where speed borrows money to set up fights for chaney, but speed gambles away any winnings. He is briefly reinvigorated by an affair with the lovely lucy jill ireland, mrs. All of this work is carried out by 60 people working full time.
Speed james coburn is the twobit promoter who books chaney in the tank towns of the south and midwest. The adventures of a drifter turned illegal prizefighter during the depression era in new orleans. In this entire movie, bronson only speaks about 500 words. 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. Get your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home, exclusive movie gear, access to advanced screenings and discounts galore. Hard times 1975 charles bronson fight 2 of 2 youtube. In the depression, chaney, a strong silent streetfighter, joins with speed, a promoter of noholdsbarred street boxing bouts.
Hard times 1975 during the great depression, chaney charles bronson bareknuckle boxes to survive. Hard times 1975 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Hard times 1975 walter hill synopsis, characteristics. Hard times 1975 cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Hard times 1975 tt0073092 in the depression, chaney, a strong silent streetfighter, joins with speed, a promoter of noholdsbarred street boxing bouts. 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. All of this work is carried out by 60 people working full time and approximately. I may have watched this in the past but watching this new restoration is like watching the film for the first time. Hard times is a 1975 film starring charles bronson as chaney, a drifter who travels to. Hard times 1975 movie charles bronson, james coburn, jill ireland. Pike, a stone faced cowboy, meets up with tyree, a dishonest gambler. Film genres, title, year, country, length, director, description. Buy hard times movie posters from movie poster shop.
This is a list of films produced by the bollywood film industry based in mumbai in 1975. Hard times is a powerful, brutal film containing a definitive charles bronson performance. Hard times 1975 charles bronson james coburn first. I may have been blase about only game, but thats because i hadnt sat down to watch hard times. 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.
Rent hard times 1975 starring charles bronson and james coburn on dvd and bluray. And the grit is captured perfectly by director walter hill who would go on to direct 48 hrs. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Watch online or on your favorite connected device with the vudu app. Its like emperor of the north pole a really beautifully shot study of depressionera america. This movie is one of my favorite movies of all time. 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. Our porn search engine delivers the hottest fulllength scenes every time. The film can be considered both a melodrama and an action style fight film.
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. 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. Hard times 1975 cast and crew during the great depression, chaney charles bronson bareknuckle boxes to survive. Street fighter ii sure looks inspired by this 1975 charles. 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. Hard times 1975 cast and crew cast photos and info.
Speed james coburn, an avid gambler, recognizes his talent and becomes his. Hard times is a 1975 crime neo noir sport film marking the directorial debut of walter hill. A street fighter during the great depression meets with a slick promoter to make some quick money in new orleans. 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. 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. 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. Hard times is set during the great depression and centers its themes heavily on the working class struggle. Speed james coburn, an avid gambler, recognizes his talent and becomes his manager. 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. 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. I did remember that i liked it a lot then, but i was not prepared to see how great it actually is. Hard times1975 charles bronson vs robert tessier youtube. Hard times is a 1975 film starring charles bronson as chaney, a drifter who travels to louisiana during the.
Financial analysis of hard times 1975 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Hard times is a 1975 film starring charles bronson as chaney, a drifter who travels to louisiana during the great depression and begins. 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. They hire a cut man named poe strother martin, and speed borrows cash from some gangsters to bet on chaneys fight. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Like all of walter hills films its violent, but unlike many the humanity and the interplay between the characters trumps the blood. Hard times is a 1975 film starring charles bronson as chaney, a drifter. Hard times is a 1975 charles bronson period piece that was released at the height of his box office drawing power. During the great depression, chaney charles bronson bareknuckle boxes to survive.
A list of american films released in 1975 one flew over the cuckoos nest won the academy award for best picture. It stars charles bronson as chaney, a drifter freighthopping through. Plus, watch over 4,500 free movies on vudu movies on us. 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. Rent, buy, and watch movies and tv shows with vudu. Com xvideos quella eta maliziosa full movie 1975 free. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing hard times 1975 near you. This is one of the movies that gets better with every viewing liek the outfit with bob duvall. Charles bronson, james coburn, jill ireland, margaret blye, michael mcguire, strother martin.
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