--- title: 'Hardcore (1979)' type: 'film' director: 'Paul Schrader' released: '1979-02-09' runtime_minutes: 109 certification: 'R' genres: - 'Drama' - 'Crime' countries: - 'United States' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/hardcore-1979' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079271/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # Hardcore (1979) 1979 · R · 109 min · Drama, Crime · United States ## Synopsis Hardcore is a 1979 American neo-noir thriller crime drama film written and directed by Paul Schrader, and starring George C. Scott, Peter Boyle, Season Hubley, and Dick Sargent. The plot follows a conservative Midwestern businessman whose teenage daughter goes missing in California. With the help of a prostitute, his search leads him into the illicit subculture of pornography, including snuff films. ## Credits - **Editor:** [Tom Rolf](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-rolf) - **Director:** [Paul Schrader](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-schrader) - **Screenplay:** [Paul Schrader](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-schrader) - **Original Music Composer:** [Jack Nitzsche](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-nitzsche) - **Producer:** [John Milius](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-milius) ## Cast - [Bibi Besch](https://cinepixo.com/people/bibi-besch) - [George C. Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-c-scott) - [Hal Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-williams) - [Peter Boyle](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-boyle) - [Reb Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/reb-brown) - [Tracey Walter](https://cinepixo.com/people/tracey-walter) - [Season Hubley](https://cinepixo.com/people/season-hubley) - [Ed Begley, Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-begley-jr) - [Gary Graham](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-graham) - [Dick Sargent](https://cinepixo.com/people/dick-sargent) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/hardcore-1979 Film facts: Wikidata (Q2715149); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.