Death Wish
Vigilante, city style — judge, jury, and executioner.
Rating: 6.9 out of 10TMDB(1K votes)
Overview
After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.
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Box office
Grossed $76.6M worldwide, about 25.5 times its $3M budget
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Collection
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Details
- Director
- Writers
- Wendell MayesScreenplay
- Brian GarfieldNovel
- Michael WinnerWriter
- Gerald WilsonWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- July 24, 1974
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $3M
- Revenue
- $76.6M
- Countries
- United States of America
- Collection
- Death Wish Collection
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Cast
Charles BronsonPaul Kersey
Hope LangeJoanna Kersey
Vincent GardeniaFrank Ochoa
Steven KeatsJack Toby
William RedfieldSam Kreutzer
Stuart MargolinAimes Jainchill
Stephen ElliottPolice Commissioner
Kathleen TolanCarol Toby
Jack WallaceHank
Fred J. ScollayDistrict Attorney- Chris GampelIves
Robert Kya-HillJoe Charles
Edward GroverLt. Briggs
Jeff GoldblumFreak #1- Christopher LoganFreak #2
- Gregory RozakisSpraycan
Floyd LevineDesk Sergeant
Helen MartinAlma Lee Brown
Hank GarrettAndrew McCabe
Christopher GuestPatrolman Reilly
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