Charles Bronson stars in a genre-defining vigilante thriller that made him a household name. A fatal sexual assault on his wife and daughter leads mild-mannered architect Paul Kersey (Bronson) to rethink the justice system in his own terms when he discovers the police to be ineffectual, bureaucratic slackers. He then starts to .. Read more
| Starring | Charles Bronson, Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia, Steven Keats |
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| Director | Michael Winner |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
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Charles Bronson stars in a genre-defining vigilante thriller that made him a household name. A fatal sexual assault on his wife and daughter leads mild-mannered architect Paul Kersey (Bronson) to rethink the justice system in his own terms when he discovers the police to be ineffectual, bureaucratic slackers. He then starts to single-handedly reduce New York's crime rate by murdering every thug, scumbag, and no goodnik he lays eyes on. The film, despite its use of graphic violence as entertainment, was hailed as a socially complex and engaging movie that shocked audiences across the country. Subsequently, Bronson filmed a long series of films as Kersey that were heavier on violence than substance. However, DEATH WISH is a classic American film whose themes and style have been imitated by filmmakers all over the world.
| Starring | Charles Bronson, Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia, Steven Keats, William Redfield, Stuart Margolin, Gregory Rozakis, Fred J. Scollay, Olympia Dukakis, Helen Martin |
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| Director | Michael Winner |
| Studio | PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 33 mins Watch now: 1 hr 33 mins |
| Certificate | DVD: |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
| Language | DVD: English Watch Online: English |
| Released | DVD: 04 Sep 2006 Watch now: 08 Apr 2009 Production year: 1974 |
| Watch now | FREE |
| Format | DVD |
Objectionable vigilante trash from the objectionable Winner, with the stony Bronson taking the law into his own... read more on Time Out
I wanted to warn people about the beginning of this film - the wife is brutally raped and killed by a group of villans and as this was the first rape scene I saw years ago it had a huge shock factor. It is violent in parts but a classic still! Great film.
I wanted to warn people about the beginning of this film - the wife is brutally raped and killed by a group of villans and as this was the first rape scene I saw years ago it had a huge shock factor. It is violent in parts but a classic still! Great film.
Darren Aronofsky has been confirmed as the director of MGM's forthcoming Robocop remake. Paul Verhoeven directed the original in 1987, which starred Peter Weller as a police officer who is rebuilt as a cyborg after being mortally wounded. Aronofsky, know for work such as Requiem For A Dream and The Fountain, has long been tipped to helm a 21st century version of the cult film. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the new project will be penned by Road To Perdition writer David Self and may take Read more