Death Wish (1974)

Director:

Michael Winner

Writers:

Brian Garfield (novel)
Wendell Mayes (writer)

Release Date:

24 julio 1974 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama

Frase comercial:

Vigilante, city style -- Judge, Jury, and Executioner

Plot:

A New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad after his wife is murdered by street punks in which he randomly goes out and kills would-be muggers on the mean streets after dark.

Plot Keywords:

Architect | Vengeance | Punk | Death In Title | Disturbing

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

When push comes to shove, make way for Bronson!

Cast

Charles Bronson	...	Paul Kersey
Hope Lange	...	Joanna Kersey
Vincent Gardenia	...	Detective Frank Ochoa
Steven Keats	...	Jack Toby
William Redfield	...	Sam Kreutzer
Stuart Margolin	...	Ames Jainchill
Stephen Elliott	...	Police Commissioner
Kathleen Tolan	...	Carol Toby
Jack Wallace	...	Hank
Fred J. Scollay	...	District Attorney
Chris Gampel	...	Ives
Robert Kya-Hill	...	Joe Charles
Edward Grover	...	Lt. Briggs (as Ed Grover)
Jeff Goldblum	...	Freak #1
Christopher Logan	...	Freak #2

También conocida como:

The Sidewalk Vigilante (USA) (working title)
Justiciero de la ciudad, El (Spain) [es]
Yo soy la justicia (Spain) [es]

Duración:

93 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English | Italian | German

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

UK:18 (re-rating) (2006) (uncut) | Finland:K-18 (1974) (cut) | Iceland:16 | Australia:MA (cable rating) | West Germany:18 (f) | Finland:K-18 (2003) (uncut) | Argentina:16 | Australia:R | Brazil:14 | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Ontario) | France:-16 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:18 | Singapore:M18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 (video rating) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

2 Park Avenue, Murray Hill, East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Dino De Laurentiis Company

Trivialidades:

Although the film was released in 1974, according to info in the movie Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987), the movie is set in 1976.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Paul and son-in-law looks out the in-house window at the hospital we see them through the glass. In the reflection there's a barely visible large black square. When the camera dollies left the square follows, indicating that the square is there to disguise an all too recognizable camera silhouette.

Quotes:

Desk sergeant: Turn that thing off.
[points at the guys radio]
guy with radio: [without pausing] I'm listening to the weather report - why haven't you found my dog - he's vital to my income - he paints such marvelous pictures with he's paws!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Married with Children: The Desperate Half-Hour (#11.22)" (1997)

When push comes to shove, make way for Bronson!

Charley Bronson portrays Paul Kersay, a mild mannered soul who's life is turned upside down when some punks ruin his happy life. After some deep soul searching, Charley comes to the conclusion that all those punks out there walking the streets need a lesson. So, after donning a beannie cap and a heavy jacket, Charley decides to give them all a taste of their own medicine. The night time is the wrong time for muggers when Charley's around. This is the first film in what would later turn out to be a franchise of action/revenge flicks and it made Charley Bronson a household name and a part of Americana.

Highly recommended.

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