Hard Times (1977)★ 7.4/10
- Drama
Directed by: John Irvin
Written by: Charles Dickens, Arthur Hopcraft
Thomas Gradgrind, a wealthy, retired merchant in the industrial city of Coketown, England, devotes his life to a philosophy of rationalism, self-interest, and fact. He raises his oldest children, Louisa and Tom, according to this philosophy and never allows them to engage in fanciful or imaginative pursuits.
- Original title
- Hard Times
- Storyline
- Thomas Gradgrind, a wealthy, retired merchant in the industrial city of Coketown, England, devotes his life to a philosophy of rationalism, self-interest, and fact. He raises his oldest children, Louisa and Tom, according to this philosophy and never allows them to engage in fanciful or imaginative pursuits.
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 · 174
- Companies
- Granada Television, Thirteen / WNET, Elephant Films
- Release dates
- US May 11, 1977
- GB October 25, 1977
- PL April 25, 1982