| Hard Times | |
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| Directed by | Thomas Bentley |
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Production company | Transatlantic Films |
| Distributed by | Transatlantic Films |
Release date | September 1915 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Hard Times is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Bransby Williams, Leon M. Lion and Dorothy Bellew. It is based on the 1854 novel Hard Times by Charles Dickens.
Cast
- Bransby Williams as Gradgrind
- Leon M. Lion as Tom Gradgrind
- Dorothy Bellew as Louisa
- Madge Tree as Rachael
- Mr. Forrest as Stephen Blackpool
- F. Lymons as Josiah Bounderby
- Will Corrie as Sleary
- Clara Cooper as Cissie Jupe
- J. Wynn Slater as James Harthouse
Bibliography
- Giddings, Robert & Sheen, Erica. From Page To Screen: Adaptations of the Classic Novel . Manchester University Press, 5 May 2000
- Mee, John. The Cambridge Introduction to Charles Dickens. Cambridge University Press, 2010.
External links
- Hard Times at IMDb
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- 1915 films
- 1910s historical drama films
- British historical drama films
- 1910s English-language films
- Films directed by Thomas Bentley
- British silent feature films
- Films based on British novels
- Films based on works by Charles Dickens
- Films set in the 19th century
- Works about the Industrial Revolution
- Films set in England
- British black-and-white films
- 1915 drama films
- 1910s British films
- Silent historical drama films
- 1910s British film stubs