Hard Times (1975)
| Release Date | 04 September 1975 |
| Budget | $3,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $5,000,000 |
| Tagline | New Orleans, 1933. In those days words didn't say much. [DVD] |
| Genre | Action, Drama |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Sports Drama |
| Themes | Boxers, All Washed Up |
| Tones | Gritty, Harsh, Tense, Forceful, Atmospheric |
| Tags | Boxer, Depression, Gambling, Great Depression, Love Affair, POW/MIA, Promoter, Street |
Hard Times is a 1975 film starring Charles Bronson as Chaney, a drifter who travels to Louisiana during the Great Depression and begins competing in illegal bare-knuckled boxing matches. This was Walter Hill's directorial debut.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Michael McGuire
Chick Gandil
Edward Walsh
Pettibon
Robert Tessier
Jim Henry
Nick Dimitri
Street
Frank McRae
Hammerman
Maurice Kowaleski
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
Poolplayer
Max Kleven
Poolplayer
Valerian Smith
Handler
Bob Minor
Zack
Larry Martindale
Driver
Charles W. Schaefer Jr.
Card player
Leslie Bonano
Card player
Ronnie Philips
Cajun fighter
Laura Misch Owens
Prostitute
Director
Writer
Bryan Gindoff
,
Bruce Henstell
,
Producer
Lawrence Gordon
producer
Fred Lemoine
associate producer
Paul Maslansky
executive producer
Original Music
Barry De Vorzon
Cinematographer
Philip H. Lathrop
Editor
Art Director
Trevor Williams
-
Set Decorator
Dennis W. Peeples
-
Costume Designer
Jack Bear
-
Makeup Department
Joe DiBella
makeup artist
Phil Rhodes
makeup artist
Joe Torrenueva
hair designer: men
Ferdinand Zoren Veltman
hair stylist: Miss Ireland
Vivienne Walker
hair stylist
Production Manager
Fred Lemoine
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Daves
assistant director
Nathan Haggard
second assistant director
Art Department
Allan Gordon
property master
Alex Tavoularis
sketch artist
James T. Woods
set painter
David Coleman
assistant property master
Sound Department
Michael Colgan
sound editor
Robert Hernandez
assistant sound editor
Donald F. Johnson
sound mixer
Arthur Piantadosi
re-recording mixer
Donald C. Rogers
technical director of sound
Special Effects
Gerald Endler
special effects
Visual Effects
Howard A. Anderson
opticals
Stunts
Max Kleven
stunt coordinator
Nick Dimitri
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Wilbur Kinnett
gaffer
Calvin A. Maehl
gaffer
Carl Manoogian
key grip
Casting Department
Jane Feinberg
casting
Mike Fenton
casting
Editorial Department
Dennis Dolan
assistant editor
Music Department
Jerry McDonald
music editor
Albert Sendrey
orchestrator
Eddy Lawrence Manson
musician: harmonica solos
Transportation Department
J.W. Coffman
transportation captain
Other Crew
Ernest Anderson
publicist
Buzz Feitshans
production executive
Lynda Gordon
executive producer's secretary
Elaine Gyorke
assistant to producer
Bonnie Prendergast
script supervisor
Karen Rasch
production secretary
Sandy Siegel
secretary: director
Norman Webster
location auditor
Production Company
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Claridge Productions
Distributor
Warner-Columbia Filmverleih
Columbia Pictures
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Columbia TriStar
,
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Miscellaneous
Claridge Associates Persky-Bright
production services by
MGM-International Dist.
titles
New Orleans Police Department, The
the producers wish to thank: for their cooperation
Office of the Governor of the State of Louisiana, The
the producers wish to thank: for their cooperation
Office of the Mayor of the City of New Orleans, The
the producers wish to thank: for their cooperation
State of Louisiana Department of Employment Security, The
the producers wish to thank: for their cooperation
Transcord
location equipment
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Another 48 Hrs. (1990)
Brewster's Millions (1985)
Broken Trail (2006)
Crossroads (1986)
Extreme Prejudice (1987)
Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
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Johnny Handsome (1989)
Last Man Standing (1996)
Red Heat (1988)
Southern Comfort (1981)
Streets of Fire (1984)
Supernova (2000)
The Driver (1978)
The Long Riders (1980)
The Warriors (1979)
Trespass (1992)
Undisputed (2002)
Wild Bill (1995)
