St. Ives (1976)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

J. Lee Thompson

Writers:

Barry Beckerman (writer)
Ross Thomas (novel)

Release Date:

31 July 1976 (Japan)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama

Tagline:

He's clean. He's mean. He's the go-between.

Plot:

Abner Procane, top L.A. burglar, finds that somebody stole his plans for next ambitious heist. He hires Raymond St...

Plot Keywords:

Elevator Shaft | Motorcycle Cop | Hotel | Swimming Pool | Murder

Cast

Charles Bronson	...	Raymond St Ives
John Houseman	...	Abner Procane
Jacqueline Bisset	...	Janet Whistler
Maximilian Schell	...	Dr. John Constable
Harry Guardino	...	Detective Deal
Harris Yulin	...	Detective Oller
Dana Elcar	...	Charlie Blunt
Michael Lerner	...	Myron Green
George Memmoli	...	Shippo
Dick O'Neill	...	Hesh
Elisha Cook Jr.	...	Eddie (as Elisha Cook)
Jerome Thor	...	Chasman
Val Bisoglio	...	Finley Cummins
Burr DeBenning	...	Officer Fran (as Burr De Benning)
Daniel J. Travanti	...	Johnny Parisi

Also Known As:

Candidato all'obitorio (Italy) [it]
Der Gnadenlose (West Germany) (TV title) [de]
Der Tag der Abrechnung (West Germany) [de]
El temerario Ives (Spain) [es]
En varm sag (Denmark) [da]
Ives o Temerário (Portugal) [pt]
Monsieur Saint-Ives (France) [fr]
St. Ives - saatanan lähetti (Finland) [fi]

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | Singapore:PG | Iceland:16 | West Germany:16 (f) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1977) | UK:15 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Arbor Mansion, Pasadena, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

The first film that Pancho Kohner produced with J.Lee Thompson and Charles Bronson.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Times Square (1980)

Ross Thomas

I used to live down the street from Ross Thomas in DC and never had the chance to meet him. According to a story in the POST, Thomas and his wife went out to Hollywood to see the filming. Bronson told him "I didn't read the book." Thomas replied "That's OK. I didn't see your last movie." Bronson was not Thomas' or my idea of the St. Ives character. St. Ives was a thinking man's detective with a wry sense of humor. Bronson was capable of wry humor but he was miscast if you had read the books. I think it was the Thomas novel filmed which is a shame. I think Charles Durning starred in a made-for-TV movie where he played a similar character who is a professional go-between.