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Hard Times 1975

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Originally published 1854
Authors Charles Dickens
Original titleHard Times – For These Times
Publishers Bradbury and Evans
Characters Gradgrind
Josiah Bounderby
Sissy Jupe
Stephen Blackpool
Louisa Bounderby
GenresSocial Criticism
Industrial Novel
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Theatrical country of origin release date New York
Directors Walter Hill
Screenplay Walter Hill
Bruce Henstell
Bryan Gindoff
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Box offic$26.5 million
Budget$2.7 million or $3.1 million
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Date of Upd.
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During the Great Depression, Chaney (Charles Bronson) bare-knuckle boxes to survive. Speed (James Coburn), an avid gambler, recognizes his talent and becomes his manager. They hire a cut man named Poe (Strother Martin), and Speed borrows cash from some gangsters to bet on Chaney's fight. They win, but Speed gambles and loses his portion and remains in debt. In the end, a rival manager named Gandil (Michael McGuire) buys Speed's debt and forces Chaney to fight Speed against his toughest foe yet. …  MORE

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