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A Balasaur Score of 70 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 71%, Metacritic 69/100. Every source lands within 3 points of the others. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
In the depression, Chaney, a strong silent streetfighter, joins with Speed, a promoter of no-holds-barred street boxing bouts. They go to New Orleans where Speed borrows money to set up fights for Chaney, but Speed gambles away any winnings.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes71%
Metacritic69/100
244 audience votes
Key crew
- Walter HillDirector
- Walter HillScreenplay
- Bryan GindoffScreenplay
- Bruce HenstellScreenplay
- Barry De VorzonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Charles BronsonChaney
- James CoburnSpencer "Speed" Weed
- Jill IrelandLucy Simpson
- Strother MartinPoe
- Margaret BlyeGayleen Schoonover
- Michael McGuireGandil
- Felice OrlandiLe Beau
- Edward WalshPettibon
- Bruce GloverDoty
- Robert TessierJim Henry
- Nick DimitriStreet
- Frank McRaeHammerman
Stills
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Themes
martial artssportsbare knuckle boxinggangsternew orleans, louisianalouisianagreat depressionstreet fighterfightingillegal fistfightstreetfightingprizefight
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