Hard Times (1994)

Director: Peter Barnes

Charles Dickens' bleak, passionate novel about the challenges of life in 19th-century London comes to life with an outstanding cast and brilliant cinematography.

Cast

Alan Bates

Josiah Bounderby

Bob Peck

Thomas Gradgrind

Richard E. Grant

James Harthouse

Bill Paterson

Stephen Blackpool

Beatie Edney

Louisa Gradgrind

Harriet Walter

Rachel

Christien Anholt

Tom

Dilys Laye

Mrs. Sparsit

Alex Jennings

Bitzer

Diana Fairfax

Mrs. Gradgrind