
Overview
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.
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Crew
DirectorWalter Hill
WriterWalter Hill, Bruce Henstell, Bryan Gindoff
Cast

Charles Bronson
Chaney

James Coburn
Spencer "Speed" Weed

Jill Ireland
Lucy Simpson

Strother Martin
Poe

Margaret Blye
Gayleen Schoonover

Michael McGuire
Gandil

Felice Orlandi
Le Beau

Edward Walsh
Pettibon

Bruce Glover
Doty

Robert Tessier
Jim Henry
Nick Dimitri
Street

Frank McRae
Hammerman
Maurice Kowalewski
Caesare

Naomi Stevens
Madam

Lyla Hay Owen
Waitress

John Creamer
Apartment Manager
Robert Castleberry
Counterman
Becky Allen
Poe's Date
Joan Kleven
Carol
Anne Welsch
Secretary
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Keywords
martial artssportsbare knuckle boxinggangsternew orleans, louisianalouisianagreat depressionstreet fighterfightingillegal fistfightstreetfightingprizefightneo-noirboxing1930sfight club
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$3M
Revenue
$5M
TMDb Votes
225
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026











