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Overview

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Director:
Michael Winner
Writers:
Brian Garfield (novel)
Wendell Mayes (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
24 July 1974 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime more
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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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
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(75 articles)
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User Reviews:
The Way Action Movies Should Be more (141 total)
US TV Schedule:
Fri. Dec. 253:00 PMMAX   

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

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
Gregory Rozakis ... Spraycan Freak

Floyd Levine ... Desk sergeant
Helen Martin ... Alma Lee Brown
Hank Garrett ... Andrew McCabe

Christopher Guest ... Patrolman Jackson Reilly
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ken Ackles ... Mugger (uncredited)
John C. Becher ... Mugger (uncredited)
Robyn Blythe ... Extra (uncredited)
William Bogert ... Man in Chicago (uncredited)
Bruce Brown ... Newsman (uncredited)
Robert Dahdah ... Train mugger (uncredited)
Paul Dooley ... Cop at hospital (uncredited)

Olympia Dukakis ... Cop at the precinct (uncredited)
Hector Freeman ... Mugger (uncredited)
Beverly Goodman ... Little Bo-Peep (uncredited)
John Herzfeld ... Train mugger (uncredited)
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs ... Mugger (uncredited)

Marcia Jean Kurtz ... Woman at airport (uncredited)
Eric Laneuville ... Mugger (uncredited)

Damien Leake ... Mugger (uncredited)
Sonia Manzano ... Grocery clerk (uncredited)
George Payne ... Extra (uncredited)
Jay Rasumny ... Architect in office (uncredited)
Saundra Sharp ... Reporter (uncredited)
Lee Steele ... Office Security Guard (uncredited)
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Directed by
Michael Winner 
 
Writing credits
Brian Garfield (novel)

Wendell Mayes (screenplay)

Produced by
Hal Landers .... producer
Bobby Roberts .... producer
Michael Winner .... co-producer
Dino De Laurentiis .... producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Herbie Hancock 
 
Cinematography by
Arthur J. Ornitz 
 
Film Editing by
Bernard Gribble 
 
Casting by
Cis Corman 
 
Production Design by
Robert Gundlach 
 
Set Decoration by
George DeTitta Sr.  (as George DeTitta)
 
Costume Design by
Joseph G. Aulisi 
 
Makeup Department
Phil Rhodes .... makeup artist (as Phillip Rhodes)
 
Production Management
Stanley Neufeld .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Larry Y. Albucher .... second assistant director (as Larry Albucher)
Charles Okun .... first assistant director
Ralph S. Singleton .... second assistant director (as Ralph Singleton)
 
Art Department
Connie Brink .... property master (as Conrad Brink)
Sante Fiore .... scenic artist
 
Sound Department
Alfred Cox .... dubbing editor
James Sabat .... sound recordist
Jim Shields .... dubbing editor (as James Shields)
Hugh Strain .... sound re-recording mixer
 
Stunts
Alan Gibbs .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Lou Barlia .... camera operator (as Louis Barlia)
Charles Kolb .... key grip
Owen Marsh .... camera operator
Willie Meyerhoff .... gaffer (as Willy Meyerhoff)
Joseph Di Pasquale .... first assistant camera (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Frank Kennedy .... extras casting: locations (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joseph W. Dehn .... wardrobe (as Joseph Dehn)
 
Editorial Department
William Lustig .... apprentice editor
 
Music Department
Herbie Hancock .... musician
Herbie Hancock .... orchestrator
 
Other crew
Stephen Cory .... assistant to director (as Steven Cory)
Dino De Laurentiis .... presenter
Barbara Robinson .... script supervisor
Michael Kennedy .... production assistant (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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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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Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Italian | German
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-18 (1974) (cut) | Finland:K-18 (2003) (uncut) | 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
Filming Locations:
2 Park Avenue, Murray Hill, East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA more
Company:
Dino De Laurentiis Company more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Film debut of Jeff Goldblum. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the beginning when Mrs. Kersey and daughter in-law leave store, they walk past 2 guys carrying a couch across the side walk. In the next shot, the two women are some distance past the movers but the couch is still being carried across the sidewalk. more
Quotes:
Paul Kersey: Nothing to do but cut and run, huh? What else? What about the old American social custom of self-defense? If the police don't defense us, maybe we ought to do it ourselves.
Jack Toby: We're not pioneers anymore, Dad.
Paul Kersey: What are we, Jack?
Jack Toby: What do you mean?
Paul Kersey: I mean, if we're not pioneers, what have we become? What do you call people who, when they're faced with a condition or fear, do nothing about it, they just run and hide?
Jack Toby: Civilized?
Paul Kersey: No.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Charlie's Death Wish (2005) (V) more

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71 out of 117 people found the following review useful.
The Way Action Movies Should Be, 13 December 2003
Author: bdn108 from Pittsburgh, PA

Just a few quick facts presented in Death Wish:

1. All violent criminals are the scum of the earth. 2. Deep down, we're all conservatives. 3. Charles Bronson will never be equaled. 4. Death Wish is an underrated film.

Disclaimer: This is not sarcasm. It's just the way things are.

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