Hard Times
New Orleans, 1933. In those days words didn't say much.
1975
Rated
PG
93
minutes
Action, Crime, Drama
Directed By:
Walter Hill
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.
Language
English
Release Date
August 13, 1975
Budget
$2,700,000
Revenue
$5,000,000
Cast
Charles Bronson
Chaney
James Coburn
Spencer "Speed" Weed
Jill Ireland
Lucy Simpson
Strother Martin
Poe
Margaret Blye
Gayleen Schoonover
Michael McGuire
Gandil
Felice Orlandi
Le Beau
Edward Walsh
Pettibon
Bruce Glover
Doty
Robert Tessier
Jim Henry
Nick Dimitri
Street
Frank McRae
Hammerman
Maurice Kowalewski
Caesare
Naomi Stevens
Madam
Lyla Hay Owen
Waitress
John Creamer
Apartment Manager
Robert Castleberry
Counterman
Becky Allen
Poe's Date
Joan Kleven
Carol
Anne Welsch
Secretary
Fred Lerner
Caesare's Hitter
Jimmy Nickerson
Barge Fighter
Chuck Hicks
Speed's Hitter
Walter Scott
Pool Player
Max Kleven
Pool Player
Valerian Smith
Handler
Bob Minor
Zack
Larry Martindale
Driver
Charles W. Schaefer Jr.
Card Player
Leslie Bonano
Card Player
Ronnie Philips
Cajun Fighter
Ron Centanni
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
M.C. Gainey
Party Guest at Mansion (uncredited)
Brion James
Man (uncredited)
Laura Misch Owens
Prostitute (uncredited)
Show Full Crew
Writing
Walter Hill
Screenplay
Bryan Gindoff
Screenplay
Bryan Gindoff
Story
Bruce Henstell
Screenplay
Bruce Henstell
Story
Directing
Walter Hill
Director
Michael Daves
Assistant Director
Bonnie Prendergast
Script Supervisor
Nathan Haggard
Second Assistant Director
Production
Lawrence Gordon
Producer
Mike Fenton
Casting
Jane Feinberg
Casting
Paul Maslansky
Executive Producer
Fred Lemoine
Associate Producer
Fred Lemoine
Unit Production Manager
Howard R. Schuster
Finance
Buzz Feitshans
Production Executive
Karen Rasch
Production Secretary
Norman Webster
Location Coordinator
Ernest Anderson
Publicist
Elaine Gyorke
Producer's Assistant
Editing
Camera
Sound
Michael Colgan
Sound Editor
Donald C. Rogers
Sound Director
Eddy Lawrence Manson
Musician
Arthur Piantadosi
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Barry De Vorzon
Original Music Composer
Donald F. Johnson
Sound Mixer
Jerry MacDonald
Music Editor
Albert Sendrey
Orchestrator
Robert Hernandez
Assistant Sound Editor
Crew
Nick Dimitri
Stunts
Max Kleven
Stunt Coordinator
Gerald Endler
Special Effects
J.W. Coffman
Transportation Coordinator
Gabriel Puccio
Picture Car Coordinator
Lynda Gordon
Other
Sandy Siegel
Other
Costume & Make-Up
Joe Torrenueva
Hair Designer
Vivienne Walker
Hairstylist
Joe DiBella
Makeup Artist
Jack Bear
Costume Design
Phil Rhodes
Makeup Artist
Ferdinand Zoren Veltman
Hairstylist
Art
Trevor Williams
Art Direction
Alex Tavoularis
Other
Dennis W. Peeples
Set Decoration
James T. Woods
Set Painter
David Coleman
Assistant Property Master
Allan Gordon
Property Master
Lighting