With charles bronson, james coburn, jill ireland, strother martin. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Dec 28, 20 bronson plays an itinerant bareknuckle street fighter in the 1930s who makes his living beating the brains out of those foolish enough to think they can take the graying tough guy. He is briefly reinvigorated by an affair with the lovely lucy jill ireland, mrs. Nov 15, 20 nebraska, alexander paynes fourth film set at least partly in his home state, stars bruce dern, will forte and june squibb in a comedy that gets under a cantankerous older mans skin. Opening title sequence with 1930s rail yard scenes featuring charles bronson, from walter hills feature debut hard times, 1975, costarring james coburn. Apr 18, 2020 the 1988 original was a breakthrough hit for actor bruce willis, who reprised his role as john mcclane for each of the films four sequels. Sep 23, 2011 hard times weekly serial, april 1854august 1854.
Speed james coburn is the twobit promoter who books chaney in the tank towns of the south and midwest. Speed is welcomed by his mistress gayleen schoonoverand invites his former partner poe to teamup with them. Also, the movie presents a number of social and personal problems more than id expected for a movie from 1944. Rent hard times 1975 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Based on charles dickens classic novel about materialism and lovelessness in an industrialage town.
Some consider hard times chaney to be bronsons most fitting role, while others have found him offering nothing he had not previously done on screen but, for the most part, hills hard times brought new attention to bronson and brought him respect from unexpected quarters it also brought back jill ireland, as his romantic interest, and witnessed, in bronson, a decided physical alteration. Hard times is a 1975 charles bronson period piece that was released at the height of his box office drawing power. Hard times is set during the great depression and centers its themes heavily on the working class struggle. Hard times 1975 walter hill synopsis, characteristics. The novel online so, you can search for specific passages, and so you dont have to type out long quotations. 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.
Nov 24, 2010 also, the movie presents a number of social and personal problems more than id expected for a movie from 1944. Charles bronson, for me is one of hollywoods classic bad ass actors. Episodes include battle behind bars, world without men, women on lockdown, gangs vs. Bronson plays an itinerant bareknuckle street fighter in the 1930s who makes his living beating the brains out of those foolish enough to think they can take the graying tough guy. Charles bronson, james coburn, jill ireland, strother.
Charles bronson packs a punch in walter hills hard times. During the great depression, the mysterious drifter chaney befriends the promoter of illegal street fights speed and they go to new orleans to make money fighting on the streets. The marine corps times is the oldest and most trusted source for news and information about u. Hard times is definitely charles bronsons greatest movie imo. Northern broadsides presents hard times charles dickens a new adaptation by debbie mcandrew director conrad nelson designer. By the time he made this movie, bronson had already assembled an impressive repertoire of films to his. Jul 07, 20 released in the fall of 1975, and appearing this month as a limited edition bluray from twilight time, hard times was the first film directed by walter hill, who was then making a name for. The 10 best movies to lift you up in hard times marketwatch. Hard times 1975 during the great depression, chaney charles bronson bareknuckle boxes to survive. Hard times is a powerful, brutal film containing a definitive charles bronson performance.
Victorian web everything you ever wanted to know about our favorite repressed ancestors brought to you by brown university. Local mp and schoolmaster thomas gradgrind bob peck raises his children, louisa and tom, in the utilitarian fashion, stressing reason and fact and dismissing imagination and emotion. Won best film at the first ever new yorks friars club comedy film festival in. Nebraska, alexander paynes fourth film set at least partly in his home state, stars bruce dern, will forte and june squibb in a comedy that gets under a cantankerous older mans skin. All hard times for softcore movie posters,high res movie posters image for hard times for softcore. It is followed by two sequels, the premonition and hostage hotel both in 1999. Rent, buy, and watch movies and tv shows with vudu. 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. This is a fun little movie that doesnt take itself too seriously, if youre open to this sort of entertainment then i would recommend this film to you. Watch online or on your favorite connected device with the vudu app. 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. Plus, watch over 4,500 free movies on vudu movies on us.
Speed james coburn, an avid gambler, recognizes his talent and becomes his manager. With bruce willis, jai courtney, sebastian koch, mary elizabeth winstead. Some movies can be viewed and enjoyed several times. For the film starring sonny chiba, see the street fighter. In season 3, hard time takes viewers on a yearlong journey behind bars, following the lives of those who work and serve time in two of georgias toughest maximumsecurity prisons. The film can be considered both a melodrama and an action style fight film. R 1h 34min comedy, crime june 20 usa hard times poster trailer. He is widely known for his action films and revival of the western genre. Its first television broadcast internationally was on mgms film and tv network this tv on may 16, 20. Hard times, the shortest of dickenss fulllength novels, is set in the fictitious victorianengland city of coketown, where facts are the rule and all fancy is to be stamped out. Hard times represented the directorial debut of walter hill, who even at this early stage demonstrated the gritty verisimilitude that hed bring to such future projects as the warriors 1979 and 48 hrs. Topics discussed in the interview with lawrence gordon include, the origins of hard times, columbia pictures and how they got involved in distributing the film, walter hill and why he decided to hire a firsttime director, charles bronson, james coburn, strother martin, jill ireland, cinematographer philip h. Hard times and hyberbole professor belinda jack duration. Looking for an understated, beautiful, wellcrafted movie with plenty of punching, but not too much punching.
John mcclane travels to russia to help out his seemingly wayward son, jack, only to discover that jack is a cia operative working undercover, causing the father and son to team up against underworld forces. The plot centers around the men and women of the town, some of whom are beaten down by the citys utilitarian ideals and some of whom manage to rise above it. 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 by walter hill charles bronson, james coburn. The fights are allout and bareknuckle, held in warehouses and open by invitation to men with cash to wager. Street date june 11, 20 available through screen archives entertainment 29. Hard times charles dickens dvd this extraordinary production captures the soot and smoke that blot out the sun in dank, industrychoked coketown. The best movies youll be seeing in 20 probably wired. This film premiered on tnt on december, 1998 it is followed by two sequels, the premonition and hostage hotel both in 1999.
Charles bronson, james coburn, jill ireland, strother martin. Unfortunately for him, shes married to bounderby to help her brother tom. The invisible woman trailer 20 ralph fiennes, felicity jones movie official hd duration. Hard times is a 1975 action film marking the directorial debut of walter hill. Fans can watch this actionthriller starring bruce willis and jai courtney. A powerful, brutal film containing a definitive charles bronson performance. Bronson says very little during the film, but conveys much emotion with a nod of the head, the blinking of his eyes or a wry smile. Flick vault full hd movies for free recommended for you. Released in the fall of 1975, and appearing this month as a limited edition bluray from twilight time, hard times was the first film directed by walter hill, who was then making a name for. I wouldnt call myself so much a fan of charles bronson that i love every movie he made just because hes in it, but i do love hard times. Synopsis the village of kilcoulins leap was once a thriving spa town, and was home to.
Hard times is still an enjoyable film, and the depressionera settings are painstakingly captured. Fans can watch this actionthriller starring bruce willis and jai courtney on digital hd three weeks early, starting on may 14. The adventures of a drifter turned illegal prizefighter during the depression era in new orleans. Twilight time twilight50br country united states format dvd release date 11jun20 isolated score track. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free.
Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. The then 21 year old had grown up using his sense of. John lynch, linda hamilton, tommy tiny lister, tom reeve. 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 time is a 1998 american madefortelevision action crime film directed by and starring burt reynolds. He has directed such films as the warriors, hard times, the driver, southern comfort, 48 hrs. Hard times is a 1975 crime neo noir sport film marking the directorial debut of walter hill. After cutting his teeth on the standup comedy circuit on the east coast, comic kevin hart got his big break when he was cast in the judd apatow series undeclared in 2000.
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