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Release Date:
24 July 1974 (USA)
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Tagline:
Vigilante, city style -- Judge, Jury, and Executioner more
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. full summary | add synopsis
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1 win
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1 nomination
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Law Abiding Citizen | Film review
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
The Sidewalk Vigilante (USA) (working title)
Ein Mann sieht rot (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
A bosszúvágy (Hungary) [hu]
Desejo de Matar (Brazil) [pt]
El justiciero de la ciudad (Spain) [es]
Il giustiziere della notte (Italy) [it]
Nådeløs By (Norway) [no]
O Justiceiro da Noite (Portugal) (original subtitled version) [pt]
O ektelestis tis nyhtas (Greece) [el]
Smrtonosna zelja (Serbia) [sr]
Un justicier dans la ville (France) [fr]
Väkivallan vihollinen (Finland) [fi]
Våldets fiende nr. 1 (Sweden) [sv]
Yara (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Yo soy la justicia (Spain) [es]
Zyczenie smierci (Poland) [pl]
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Ein Mann sieht rot (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
A bosszúvágy (Hungary) [hu]
Desejo de Matar (Brazil) [pt]
El justiciero de la ciudad (Spain) [es]
Il giustiziere della notte (Italy) [it]
Nådeløs By (Norway) [no]
O Justiceiro da Noite (Portugal) (original subtitled version) [pt]
O ektelestis tis nyhtas (Greece) [el]
Smrtonosna zelja (Serbia) [sr]
Un justicier dans la ville (France) [fr]
Väkivallan vihollinen (Finland) [fi]
Våldets fiende nr. 1 (Sweden) [sv]
Yara (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Yo soy la justicia (Spain) [es]
Zyczenie smierci (Poland) [pl]
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Runtime:
93 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Finland:K-18 (2003) (uncut) |
Finland:K-18 (1974) (cut) |
Iceland:16 |
UK:18 (re-rating) (2006) (uncut) |
West Germany:18 (f) |
New Zealand:R16 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:R |
Brazil:14 |
Canada:13+ (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
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Trivia:
Dino De Laurentiis and Paramount originally wanted to call the film "The Sidewalk Vigilante" because they thought a movie with "Death" in the title was a deterrent and would put audiences off.
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Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When Kersey chases the last robber at the end of the film, you can clearly see spotlights in the background.
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Quotes:
[Sam complains the crime situation in the city]
Sam Kreutzer: You know, decent people are going to have to work here and live somewhere else.
Paul Kersey: By "decent people," you mean people who can afford to live somewhere else.
Sam Kreutzer: Oh Christ, you are such a bleeding-heart liberal, Paul.
Paul Kersey: My heart bleeds a little for the underprivileged, yes.
Sam Kreutzer: The underprivileged are beating our goddamned brains out. You know what I say? Stick them in concentration camps, that's what I say.
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Sam Kreutzer: You know, decent people are going to have to work here and live somewhere else.
Paul Kersey: By "decent people," you mean people who can afford to live somewhere else.
Sam Kreutzer: Oh Christ, you are such a bleeding-heart liberal, Paul.
Paul Kersey: My heart bleeds a little for the underprivileged, yes.
Sam Kreutzer: The underprivileged are beating our goddamned brains out. You know what I say? Stick them in concentration camps, that's what I say.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Married with Children: The Desperate Half-Hour (#11.22)" (1997)
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Here is a film whose quality and appeal, much like Sylvester Stallone's Rocky, may be overshadowed by a seemingly endless line of inferior sequels. But Death Wish is a real crowd-pleaser filled with emotion, drama, action and suspense. It's the story of Paul Kersey, a family man (and former Conscientus Objector in Korea) whose wife and daughter fall victim to a brutal attack at the hands of unknown thugs. Yet Kersey doesn't get mad, he gets even as a one-man judge, jury and executioner against those who prey on the innocent. Bronson delivers an underrated performance in a movie that constantly asks the viewer, "What would you do?"