Hard Times 1975 Charles Bronson Fight 1 of 2

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.

Directed by Walter Hill

Produced by Lawrence Gordon

Written by Walter Hill (screenplay)

Distributed by Columbia Pictures

Starring: Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Jill Ireland

Plot: Chaney (Charles Bronson), a mysterious, down-on-his luck drifter during the Great Depression, arrives in town in the boxcar of a freight train. He comes upon a bare-knuckled street fight run by gamblers. After the bout, he follows one of the fight's organizers, the fast-talking "Speed" (James Coburn). Chaney asks Speed to set up a fight. Betting his few dollars on himself, Chaney wins with a single punch.