Dir. Michael Winner · Starring Charles Bronson, Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia, Steven Keats, William Redfield, Stuart Margolin · Music Herbie Hancock · Death Wish Collection
“Vigilante, city style — judge, jury, and executioner.”
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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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This is a raw, unflinching descent into the moral abyss of urban decay and personal vengeance. It feels like a powder keg of simmering rage, where the line between justice and brutality blurs, leaving a taste of desperate, confrontational catharsis in its wake.
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