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Death Wish is a american film of genre Drama directed by Michael Winner released in USA on 24 july 1974 with Charles Bronson

Death Wish (1974)

Death Wish
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Released in USA 24 july 1974
Length 1h33
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Action,    Crime
Rating68% 3.4498353.4498353.4498353.4498353.449835

Death Wish is a 1974 American vigilante action film loosely based on the novel Death Wish by Brian Garfield. The film was directed by Michael Winner and stars Charles Bronson as Paul Kersey, a man who becomes a vigilante after his wife is murdered and his daughter is sexually assaulted during a home invasion. It was the first of a franchise, the Death Wish film series.

At the time of release, the film was attacked by many film critics due to its support of vigilantism and advocating unlimited punishment of criminals. The novel denounced vigilantism, whereas the film embraced the notion. Nevertheless, the film was a commercial success and resonated with the public in the United States, which was facing increasing crime rates during the 1970s. Since then, the film has been considered a cult film and has generated a strong following among fans of vigilante films, who regard it as one of the first films to introduce the "pedestrian" vigilante.

Synopsis

Paul Kersey is an architect living in Manhattan with his wife Joanna and daughter Carol Toby. One day, Joanna and Carol are followed home from the store by a group of thugs who break into the apartment, fatally injure Joanna and sexually assault Carol.

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