Hard Times (1975 film)
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| Directed by | Walter Hill |
| Screenplay by | Walter Hill Bryan Gindoff Bruce Henstell |
| Story by | Bryan Gindoff Bruce Henstell |
| Produced by | Lawrence Gordon |
| Starring | Charles Bronson James Coburn Jill Ireland Strother Martin |
| Cinematography | Philip H. Lathrop |
| Edited by | Roger Spottiswoode |
| Music by | Barry De Vorzon |
Production company | Lawrence Gordon Productions |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.7 million or $3.1 million |
| Box office | $26.5 million |
Hard Times, also known as The Streetfighter, is a 1975 action drama sport film marking the directorial debut of Walter Hill. It stars Charles Bronson as Chaney, a mysterious drifter freighthopping through Louisiana during the Great Depression, who proves indomitable in illegal bare-knuckled boxing matches after forming a partnership with the garrulous hustler Speed, played by James Coburn.