Hard Times

Hard Times

Original Title: Tempos Difíceis
Release: 1988 | Community Score: 68%

A film adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel "Hard Times" set in a Portuguese industrial town of the 1980s.

Cast

Henrique Viana

Henrique Viana

José Grandela
Júlia Britton

Júlia Britton

Luisa Cremalheira
Eunice Muñoz

Eunice Muñoz

Mrs. Vilaverde
Ruy Furtado

Ruy Furtado

Tomaz Cremalheira
Isabel de Castro

Isabel de Castro

Teresa Cremalheira
Isabel Ruth

Isabel Ruth

Sebastião's Wife
Lia Gama

Lia Gama

Raquel
Inês de Medeiros

Inês de Medeiros

Cecilia
Pedro Cabrita Reis

Pedro Cabrita Reis

Júlio Vaz Simões
Pedro Hestnes

Pedro Hestnes

Bastos
Beatriz Batarda

Beatriz Batarda

Young Luisa
Rita Blanco

Rita Blanco

Luisa Cremalheira (voice)
Francisco Nascimento

Francisco Nascimento
António Pinhão Botelho

António Pinhão Botelho

Cecilia's Son
Luís Lucas

Luís Lucas

Narrator (voice)
Heitor Lourenço

Heitor Lourenço
Francisco Pinhão Botelho

Francisco Pinhão Botelho

Boy in Opening Credits
António Salgueiro

António Salgueiro

Old Man in Bar
Fernando Cabral Martins

Fernando Cabral Martins

Professor
Maria Alice Pereira

Maria Alice Pereira

Old Woman in Black
Vasco Letria

Vasco Letria

Young Tomazinho
Pedro Dias Macedo

Pedro Dias Macedo

Young Bastos
António Peixoto

António Peixoto

Priest
António Sequeira Lopes

António Sequeira Lopes

Cecilia's Husband
Dinis Gomes

Dinis Gomes

Boy in Bar
Armanda Cardoso

Armanda Cardoso

Cremalheira's Maid
José Paiva

José Paiva

Hotel's Barman
Helder Rainha

Helder Rainha

Hotel's Concierge
Manuel Paiva

Manuel Paiva

Boy in School