HARD TIMES (Masters of Cinema) (BLU-RAY)

Charles Bronson plays the part of a drifter, a loner, and a man who speaks soft and hits hard, in Walter Hill’s HARD TIMES

The American action auteur Walter Hill made a magnificent debut with this pulp triumph, featuring evocative period atmosphere and sterling performances from Charles Bronson and James Coburn.

Bronson plays a drifter suddenly caught up in the fight game during the Great Depression. Chaney, a down-on-his-luck loner, hops a freight train to New Orleans where, on the seedier side of town, he tries to make some quick money the only way he knows how - with his fists. Chaney approaches a hustler named Speed (James Coburn) and convinces him that he can win big money for them both.

Gritty, vivid and engrossing, the Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present this 1970s gem, presented from a new 4K restoration.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

• New 4K digital restoration
• Uncompressed PCM and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
• English subtitles for the deaf and hearing-impaired
• A new interview with co-writer/director Walter Hill
• A new interview with producer Lawrence Gordon
• A new interview with composer Barry DeVorzon
• Excerpts from a 1984 interview with Walter Hill at the National Film Theatre, London
• Original theatrical trailer

PRESS:

“a powerful, brutal film containing a definitive Charles Bronson performance” – Roger Ebert

“Walter Hill's first film as a director is spare, elegiac and as tough as a nickel steak.” - Fantastica Daily

“Strong supporting performances, good locations, and well-staged fights contribute to what is an impressive example of how to assemble this kind of material.” - Time Out Film Guide