Hard Times
1994Charles Dickens' bleak, passionate novel about the challenges of life in 19th-century London comes to life with an outstanding cast and brilliant cinematography.
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Alan Bates
as Josiah Bounderby
Bob Peck
as Thomas Gradgrind
Richard E. Grant
as James Harthouse
Bill Paterson
as Stephen Blackpool
Beatie Edney
as Louisa Gradgrind
Harriet Walter
as Rachel
Christien Anholt
as Tom
Dilys Laye
as Mrs. Sparsit
Alex Jennings
as Bitzer
Diana Fairfax
as Mrs. Gradgrind
Peter Bayliss
as Sleary
Timothy Bateson
as Childers
Christopher Benjamin
as Slackbridge