Death Wish
From The Grindhouse Cinema Database
Death Wish (1974, USA) is a Crime film directed by Michael Winner.
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- Followed by: Death Wish 2 | Death Wish 3
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