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Hard Times

Hard Times (The Streetfighter)

1975

Walter Hill

Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Jill Ireland, Strother Martin ...

6.5

1,824

Action 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.

	Media	Author	Review
		Dave Kehr The New York Times	"Directed with great precision and sobriety"
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"A powerful, brutal film containing a definitive Charles Bronson performance (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Time Out	"A surprisingly arresting and tight film (...) Strong supporting performances, good locations, and well-staged fights contribute to what is an impressive example of how to assemble this kind of material."
		Variety	"The production has a very handsome mid-1930s New Orleans period flavour but the cast can’t lick the script."
		Tony Sloman Radio Times	"There's much to admire here, especially the fine combination of cinematographer Philip Lathrop's images and Roger Spottiswoode's editing of the exciting fight sequences (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

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