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Movie · 1994

Hard Times

Released 29 April 1994 More from 1994 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

Charles 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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How old were they?

Oldest first
Alan Bates
as Josiah Bounderby
60
Dilys Laye
as Mrs. Sparsit
60
Christopher Benjamin
as Slackbridge
59
Harriet Walter
as Rachel
43
Richard E. Grant
as James Harthouse
36
Alex Jennings
as Bitzer
36
Beatie Edney
as Louisa Gradgrind
31
Christien Anholt
as Tom
23
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
37years between the oldest and youngest billed
60Alan Bates — oldest on the call sheet
23Christien Anholt — youngest billed
44average age of the credited cast
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