Hard Times (Masters Of Cinema) - Dual Format (Includes DVD)

Zavvi - The Home of Pop CultureCharles Bronson plays the part of a drifter, a loner, and a man who speaks soft and hits hard, in Walter Hill's HARD TIMESThe 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, available on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK, and presented from a new 4K restoration, in a new Dual-Format edition.DUAL FORMAT SPECIAL FEATURES including:New 4K digital restorationUncompressed PCM and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-rayEnglish subtitles for the deaf and hearing-impairedA new interview with co-writer/director Walter HillA new interview with producer Lawrence GordonA new interview with composer Barry DeVorzonExcerpts from a 1984 interview with Walter Hill at the National Film Theatre, LondonOriginal theatrical trailerA 20-PAGE BOOKLET featuring Pauline Kael's original 1975 New Yorker review of the film, and archival imagery.