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Death Wish
1974
This drama about a man who takes the law into his own hands was wildly controversial upon first release, sparking much debate about the perceived pro-vigilante stance of the story, and established Charles Bronson as a major box office draw in the United States. Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) is a liberal architect living in New .. 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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Death Wish
This drama about a man who takes the law into his own hands was wildly controversial upon first release, sparking much debate about the perceived pro-vigilante stance of the story, and established Charles Bronson as a major box office draw in the United States. Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) is a liberal architect living in New York City. One day, a group of drug-crazed thugs break into his apartment while he's gone, killing his wife Joanna (Hope Lange) and brutally raping his married daughter, leaving her comatose. When the police are unable to find the culprits, Kersey arms himself and begins patrolling the streets, killing muggers and thieves as he encounters them. While his obsessive search for street justice sickens him at first, in time Kersey begins to enjoy it and becomes a hunted man himself, as Police Detective Frank Ochoa (Vincent Gardenia) tries to find the man who is doing the police's job for them, and a bit too well. Jeff Goldblum made his screen debut as one of the lunatics who attacks Joanna.~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
| 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 |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1974 To Rent: DVD: 04 Sep 2006 |
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Objectionable vigilante trash from the objectionable Winner, with the stony Bronson taking the law into his own... read more on Time Out
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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 ... read more »
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the original harry brown. abit dated now and a little slow but still a good film. not every film has to be action packed, swearing and blood an guts. simple ... read more »
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A man takes the law into his own hands...
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I saw the film in 1974 and then it was all action now it appears a little slow in comparison with new films, the dialogue is a little slow and stilted. It is a... read more »
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Carnahan confirms his Death Wish
- WENN Newsdesk
- 01 Feb 2012
Charles Bronson's classic action movie Death Wish is heading back to the big screen with Joe Carnahan as director. The A-Team moviemaker has confirmed he has signed on to remake Michael Winner's cult 1974 film. In a post on Twitter.com, Carnahan reveals the film will revisit Brain Garfield's vigilante novel, but his movie will be set in Los Angeles, not New York. There are no firm casting details available, but Carnahan has revealed he is writing a role in the film for Frank Grillo, who is... Read more
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Death Wish
This drama about a man who takes the law into his own hands was wildly controversial upon first release, sparking much debate about the perceived pro-vigilante stance of the story, and established Charles Bronson as a major box office draw in the United States. Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) is a ...
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