Death Wish

From The Grindhouse Cinema Database

Death Wish (1974, USA) is a Crime film directed by Michael Winner.

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Main Details

  • Released on July 24, 1974
  • Color
  • Runtime: 93 min
  • Production Co: Dino De Laurentiis Company | Paramount Pictures
  • Distribution Co: Paramount Pictures (1974) (USA) (theatrical) | Tobis Filmkunst (1974) (Germany) (theatrical)
  • Directed by Michael Winner
  • Written by Wendell Mayes
  • Starring: Charles Bronson, Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia
  • Produced by Hal Landers, Bobby Roberts, Michael Winner, Dino De Laurentiis (uncredited)
  • Original Music by Herbie Hancock
  • Cinematography by Arthur J. Ornitz
  • Film Editing by Bernard Gribble

Plot Summary

  • A New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad after his wife is murdered by street punks. In self-defense, the vengeful man kills muggers on the mean streets after dark.

Also Known As

  • Ein Mann sieht rot (Germany)
  • El Justiciero de la ciudad (Spain)
  • Il Giustiziere della notte (Italy)
  • The Sidewalk Vigilante (USA)
  • Un justicier dans la ville (France)

Taglines

  • Vigilante, city style -- Judge, Jury, and Executioner
  • AN EXPLOSIVE STORY OF URBAN VIOLENCE AND REVENGE
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