Death Wish
A peaceful New York architect turns vigilante to hunt down the thugs who shattered his family, battling both ruthless muggers and his own conscience as he wages a lone war on crime.
“Vigilante, city style — judge, jury, and executioner.”
Synopsis
After his wife is killed by street thugs, a pacifist New York City architect turns into a lone vigilante, patrolling the streets at night to confront potential muggers.
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A crew of 58+ credited
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Edited by Bernard GribbleShot by Arthur J OrnitzScored by Herbie HancockDesigned by Robert Gundlach
Box Office
1974 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 26× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$76.6M
Also known as
- Ein Mann sieht rotde
- Un justicier dans la villefr
- Il giustiziere della notteit
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Cast & Crew
58 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Charles Bronson
as Paul Kersey
Hope Lange
as Joanna Kersey
Vincent Gardenia
as Frank Ochoa
Steven Keats
as Jack Toby
William Redfield
as Sam Kreutzer
Stuart Margolin
as Aimes Jainchill
Stephen Elliott
as Police Commissioner
Kathleen Tolan
as Carol Toby
Jack Wallace
as Hank
Fred J Scollay
as District Attorney
Chris Gampel
as Ives
Robert Kya Hill
as Joe Charles
Supporting cast
36Edward Grover
as Lt. Briggs
Jeff Goldblum
as Freak #1
Christopher Logan
as Freak #2
Gregory Rozakis
as Spraycan
Floyd Levine
as Desk Sergeant
Helen Martin
as Alma Lee Brown
Hank Garrett
as Andrew McCabe
Christopher Guest
as Patrolman Reilly
Marcia Jean Kurtz
as Receptionist
Ken Ackles
as Mugger in Park #1 (uncredited)
Marshall Anker
as Mourner at funeral (uncredited)
Robyn Blythe
as Woman in Chicago (uncredited)
William Bogert
as Fred Brown (uncredited)
Robert Dahdah
as Man on Street (uncredited)
Paul Dooley
as Cop at Hospital (uncredited)
Olympia Dukakis
as Cop at the Precinct (uncredited)
Starletta Dupois
as Lady at Police Station (uncredited)
Art Evans
as Police Officer at Precinct (uncredited)
Hector Freeman
as Mugger on Street (uncredited)
Larry Gilman
as Man in Park (uncredited)
Beverly Goodman
as Little Bo-Peep (uncredited)
Trent Gough
as Crime Scene Photojournalist (uncredited)
Carson Grant
as Street Gang and Police Officer (uncredited)
John Herzfeld
as Train Mugger #2 (uncredited)
Lawrence Hilton Jacobs
as Mugger in Park #2 (uncredited)
Eric Laneuville
as Subway Station Mugger #2 (uncredited)
Damien Leake
as Alley Mugger #2 (uncredited)
Al Lewis
as Guard at Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Sonia Manzano
as Grocery Clerk (uncredited)
Robert Miano
as Mugger (uncredited)
Jay Rasumny
as Architect in Office (uncredited)
S Pearl Sharp
as Reporter (uncredited)
Lee Steele
as Office Security Guard (uncredited)
B T Taylor
as Mugger (uncredited)
John G Becher
as Subway Station Mugger #1 (uncredited)
Bruce Brown
as Newsman (uncredited)
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