Hard Times
by Walter Hill
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Actor: Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Jill Ireland, Margaret Blye, Strother MartinDirector: Walter Hill
Brand: Sony
DVD: 2 Sides, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0; Portuguese (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Chinese (Subtitled); Thai (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: Letterbox, 1.33:1
Running Time: 94 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-04-06
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of Hard Times
Movie Review: A great movie that holds its entertainment value 39 year later.
Summary: 5 Stars
This depression era film captures the era brilliantly. The story is good and believable, involves the trickery and honor amongst junior gangsters, and provides lessons in the values of honesty, perseverance, determination.
James Coburn is priceless as supporting actor, as is Strother Martin, fresh off the set of Burch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. My favorite scene is when he boxes with Bob Tessier, the reputed unbeatable street fighter (Which is the European name of the film) and realistically and uncommonly uses combination punches and counter-punches. He obviously had boxed before and knew how to box. He liked to do his own stunt work, and this movie shows it.
His relationship with his actual wife in the movie is also special. The directness with which they dealt with one another causes one to believe that is how they really were in "real life". I highly recommend it; while not a exactly in the family film category, my 11 year old got its message and loved it. I highly recommend this film, which I consider a classic.
Summary of Hard Times
The tale of a fighter a sharpster and their illegal bare-knuckle bouts. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 03/22/2005 Starring: Charles Bronson James Coburn Run time: 94 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Walter HillWalter Hill's colorful directorial debut has quite a cult following for its toughness and violence; it may well be his best film, in fact. Charles Bronson plays a silent street fighter in New Orleans in the '30s managed by the cool James Coburn. Jill Ireland, Strother Martin, and Michael McGuire costar in this spare existential Depression dirge. It owes a lot to its noir origins that Hill adores so much, yet there's something very fresh and vital about its subject and approach. That's really what made so many of these films from the '70s so endearing. An added bonus is the love and affection displayed by the real-life husband and wife team of Bronson and Ireland. --Bill Desowitz
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