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Hard Times Reviews

1975

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Writer-director Hill's first feature is a picturesque action film about a bareknuckle streetfighter (Bronson) who drifts into Depression-era New Orleans and hooks up with a small-time gambler. The gambler takes over the boxer's career, arranging illegal fights and involving him in a scheme to fleece some gangsters. Hill's eye .. Read more

Starring	Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, James Coburn, Strother Martin
Director	Walter Hill
Genres	Action/Adventure, Drama

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- Interesting, atmospheric melodrama on the lone stranger theme.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
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  if you like good old ...
  
  if you like good old classic movies this has got to be one to watch good all round action would recommened
  
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  Depression-era fight film
  
  Great depression-era story of a lone bare-knuckle fighter, somewhat along the lines of the typical Western gunslinger.
  
  The film is atmospheric but ... read more »
  
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- - JamHut
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  - 11 Jan 2010 at 07:53
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  Hard Times (1975)
  
  Bronson and Coburn are superb as the monosyllabic bare knuckle fighter and shady hustler respectively in Walter Hills' great '30s set film. The fighting... read more »
  
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- - Teebs
  - 159 reviews
  - Rochester
  - 03 Dec 2009 at 18:29
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  brilliant
  
  this film is absolutley fantastic, it follows a streetfighter on making a living the only way he knows how a brilliant film and some good humor in some of the ... read more »
  
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- - rentz
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  - 15 Feb 2008 at 12:21
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  Uncomplicated
  
  This movie looks as if it was set in the 1930's. The background scenarios point to about 1934.
  
  There is action throughout and it may be milder ... read more »
  
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- - Richard Connell
  - Stevenage, UK
  - 21 Jul 2005 at 09:12
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  if you like good old ...
  
  if you like good old classic movies this has got to be one to watch good all round action would recommened
  
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- - alexander#7
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- - 6
  - 2
  if you like good old ...
  
  if you like good old classic movies this has got to be one to watch good all round action would recommened
  
  Report this review
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - alexander#7
  - BURY
  - 09 Mar 2004 at 14:52
- - 3
  - 0
  Depression-era fight film
  
  Great depression-era story of a lone bare-knuckle fighter, somewhat along the lines of the typical Western gunslinger.
  
  The film is atmospheric but ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 847727
- - JamHut
  - 3 reviews
  - London
  - 11 Jan 2010 at 07:53
- - 2
  - 0
  Hard Times (1975)
  
  Bronson and Coburn are superb as the monosyllabic bare knuckle fighter and shady hustler respectively in Walter Hills' great '30s set film. The fighting... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 836813
- - Teebs
  - 159 reviews
  - Rochester
  - 03 Dec 2009 at 18:29
- - 2
  - 1
  Uncomplicated
  
  This movie looks as if it was set in the 1930's. The background scenarios point to about 1934.
  
  There is action throughout and it may be milder ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 125815
- - Richard Connell
  - Stevenage, UK
  - 21 Jul 2005 at 09:12
- - 2
  - 1
  brilliant
  
  this film is absolutley fantastic, it follows a streetfighter on making a living the only way he knows how a brilliant film and some good humor in some of the ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 526660
- - rentz
  - 11 reviews
  - Reading
  - 15 Feb 2008 at 12:21

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  Writer-director Hill's first feature is a picturesque action film about a bareknuckle streetfighter (Bronson) who drifts into Depression-era New Orleans and hooks up with a small-time gambler. The gambler takes over the boxer's career, arranging illegal fights and involving him in a scheme to ...