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Death Wish (1974)
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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. Director:Michael Winner |
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| Charles Bronson | ... | ||
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Vincent Gardenia | ... |
Frank Ochoa
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Steven Keats | ... | |
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William Redfield | ... | |
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Stuart Margolin | ... |
Aimes Jainchill
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Stephen Elliott | ... | |
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Kathleen Tolan | ... | |
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Fred J. Scollay | ... |
District Attorney
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Chris Gampel | ... | |
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Edward Grover | ... |
Lt. Briggs
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| Jeff Goldblum | ... |
Freak #1
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Christopher Logan | ... |
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Storyline
Open-minded architect Paul Kersey returns to New York City from vacationing with his wife, feeling on top of the world. At the office, his cynical coworker gives him the welcome-back with a warning on the rising crime rate. But Paul, a bleeding-heart liberal, thinks of crime as being caused by poverty. However his coworker's ranting proves to be more than true when Paul's wife is killed and his daughter is raped in his own apartment. The police have no reliable leads and his overly sensitive son-in-law only exacerbates Paul's feeling of hopelessness. He is now facing the reality that the police can't be everywhere at once. Out of sympathy his boss gives him an assignment in sunny Arizona where Paul gets a taste of the Old West ideals. He returns to New York with a compromised view on muggers... Written by Don Hoffman
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
AN EXPLOSIVE STORY OF URBAN VIOLENCE AND REVENGE See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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El vengador anónimo See more »Filming Locations:
2 Park Avenue, Murray Hill, East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$3,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$22,000,000 (USA)Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Paul Kersey: [pause] Inspector... By sundown?
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When Ames Jainchill meets Paul Kersey in his office he says, "I don't know who said it, but someone once said 'Don't look back because something might be gaining on you'." That quote is attributed to Leroy 'Satchel' Paige. See more »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. See more »Quotes
Frank Ochoa: We want you to get out of New York... Permanently.Paul Kersey: [pause] Inspector... By sundown?
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Crazy Credits
Actresses Olympia Dukakis ('Cop at the Precinct') and Marcia Jean Kurtz as Marcia Jean-Kurtz ('Woman at Airport') get credited in opening credits only. There's no mention of them in the closing credits. See more »
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