Death Wish (1974 film)
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Death Wish is a 1974 American vigilante action-thriller film loosely based on the 1972 novel of the same title by Brian Garfield. Directed by Michael Winner, the film stars Charles Bronson as Paul Kersey, an architect who becomes a vigilante after his wife is murdered and daughter molested during a home invasion. It was the first film in the Death Wish film series. It was followed eight years later with Death Wish II and other similar films.
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Directed by | Michael Winner |
Screenplay by | Wendell Mayes |
Based on | Death Wish by Brian Garfield |
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Cinematography | Arthur J. Ornitz |
Edited by | Bernard Gribble |
Music by | Herbie Hancock |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures (United States) Columbia Pictures (International) |
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Running time | 94 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $3.7 million[2] |
Box office | $30 million (US/West Germany) $20.3 million (worldwide rentals)[2] |
At the time of release, the film was criticized for its apparent support of vigilantism and advocating unlimited punishment of criminals.[3] Allegedly, the novel denounced vigilantism, whereas the film embraced the notion. The film was a commercial success and resonated with the public in the United States, which was experiencing increasing crime rates during the 1970s.[4]