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Death Wish (1974)

Directed by Michael Winner

Action | Crime | Thriller

Most recently watched by seanCduregger, sleestakk

Overview

After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.

Rated R | Length 93 minutes

Actors

Charles Bronson | Hope Lange | Vincent Gardenia | Steven Keats | William Redfield | Stuart Margolin | Stephen Elliott | Kathleen Tolan | Jack Wallace | Fred J. Scollay | Chris Gampel | Robert Kya-Hill | Edward Grover | Jeff Goldblum | Christopher Logan | Gregory Rozakis | Floyd Levine | Helen Martin | Hank Garrett | Christopher Guest | Marcia Jean Kurtz | Ken Ackles | Marshall Anker | Robyn Blythe | William Bogert | Robert Dahdah | Paul Dooley | Olympia Dukakis | Starletta DuPois | Art Evans | Hector Freeman | Larry Gilman | Beverly Goodman | Trent Gough | Carson Grant | John Herzfeld | Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs | Eric Laneuville | Damien Leake | Al Lewis | Sonia Manzano | Robert Miano | Jay Rasumny | S. Pearl Sharp | Lee Steele | B.T. Taylor | John G. Becher | Bruce Brown

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

I remember this being very controversial at the time, but has since become a blueprint for so many films. It’s a slick, well made film.

This made Bronson a huge star and he’s pretty good, transforming from a “bleeding heart liberal” to a gun-toting vigilante. I like the atmosphere of grimy, crime-ridden New York of the 1970’s.

Jeff Goldblum made his screen debut as a psycho POS and there are a number of other recognizable actors in small roles: Christopher Guest, Paul Dooley, Olympia Dukakis, Marcia Jean Kurtz.

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