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Death Wish

A New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad after his wife is murdered by street punks. In self-defense, the vengeful man kills muggers on the mean streets after dark.

Director

Michael Winner

Year

Genre

action, crime, drama

Box Office

$22,000,000

Production

Landers-Roberts Productions,The De Laurentiis Company,Scimitar Films,Paramount Pictures

Awards

2 nominations

Part of Collection

Death Wish Collection: Death Wish, Death Wish II, Death Wish 3, Death Wish 4: The Crackdown, Death Wish: The Face of Death

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Paul Kersey

Charles Bronson

Joanna Kersey

Frank Ochoa

Vincent Gardenia

Jack Toby

Sam Kreutzer

William Redfield

Aimes Jainchill

Stuart Margolin

Police Commissioner

Stephen Elliott

Carol Toby

Hank

District Attorney

Fred J. Scollay

Ives

Joe Charles

Robert Kya-Hill

Lt. Briggs

Freak #1

Freak #2

Christopher Logan

Spraycan

Gregory Rozakis

Desk Sergeant

Alma Lee Brown

Andrew McCabe

Patrolman Reilly

Christopher Guest

Receptionist

Marcia Jean Kurtz

Cop at the Precinct

Olympia Dukakis

Mugger in Park #1

Mourner at funeral

Subway Station Mugger #1

Woman in Chicago

Fred Brown

Newsman

Man on street

Cop at Hospital

Lady at police station

Starletta DuPois

Police at Precinct

Mugger on Street

Man in Park

Little Bo-Peep

Beverly Goodman

Crime Scene Photojournalist

Street Gang and Police Officer

Train Mugger #2

Mugger in Park #2

Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs

Subway Station Mugger #2

Eric Laneuville

Alley Mugger #2

Cop at the Precinct

Guard at Hotel Lobby

Grocery Clerk

Mugger

Architect in Office

Reporter

Office Security Guard

Mugger

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Paul Kersey Jack Toby Desk Sergeant Freak #1 Frank Ochoa Ames Jainchill Sam Kreutzer Andrew Mccabe Joanna Kersey Lt. Briggs Cop At The Precinct (uncredited)Mugger

Hold it again.
Hold it. - Death Wish

Hold it again. Hold it.

You're not gonna show
those to anyone, are you? - Death Wish

You're not gonna show those to anyone, are you?

You've got a prime figure Heh - Death Wish

You've got a prime figure Heh

You wanna go back to the hotel? - Death Wish

You wanna go back to the hotel?

Trans World Airlines
passengers on TW76... - Death Wish

Trans World Airlines passengers on TW76...

You know decent people are gonna have to work here and live somewhere else - Death Wish

You know decent people are gonna have to work here and live...

$2.17. - Death Wish

Hey, I'm gonna do a thing. - Death Wish

Hey, I'm gonna do a thing.

Nobody gets hurt, Mother.
Just hold still. Don't move. - Death Wish

Nobody gets hurt, Mother. Just hold still. Don't move.

- Shit, you only got four bucks.
- I got three, and two bits. - Death Wish

- Shit, you only got four bucks. - I got three, and two bits...

Shit we want money Mother Now get it It's true That's all we - Death Wish

Shit we want money Mother Now get it It's true...

Leave her alone! - Death Wish

Leave her alone!

Goddamn rich cunt - Death Wish

Goddamn rich cunt

I KILL RICH CUNTS - Death Wish

I KILL RICH CUNTS

Hey, let's screw
this one, man. Huh? - Death Wish

Hey, let's screw this one, man. Huh?

Hey, man. You think you're an artiste?
I'll show you how to paint, man. - Death Wish

Hey, man. You think you're an artiste? I'll show y...

He's gonna paint your mouth You're gonna like that - Death Wish

He's gonna paint your mouth You're gonna like that

Mother's going for the phone! - Death Wish

Mother's going for the phone!

Thelma, will you get my wife
on the phone, please? - Death Wish

Thelma, will you get my wife on the phone, please?

I'm going back with
Sam and Adele. - Death Wish

I'm going back with Sam and Adele.

Turn that thing off - Death Wish

Turn that thing off

Any chance of catching these men - Death Wish

Any chance of catching these men

I thought you were asleep. - Death Wish

I thought you were asleep.

- Good morning, Mr. Kersey.
- Morning. - Death Wish

- Good morning, Mr. Kersey. - Morning.

Son of a bitch. - Death Wish

Son of a bitch.

Paul Kersey. - Death Wish

Ho! - Death Wish

Let's put him inside here and get to
the bank and make that withdrawal. - Death Wish

Let's put him inside here and get to the bank and make ...

The outlaw life
seemed a shortcut to easy money... - Death Wish

The outlaw life seemed a shortcut to easy money...

You're probably one of them knee jerk liberals - Death Wish

You're probably one of them knee jerk liberals

There are your hills. - Death Wish

There are your hills.

You're checking this bag
through, aren't you? - Death Wish

You're checking this bag through, aren't you?

Please contact the information desk - Death Wish

Please contact the information desk

Nothing to do but cut and run - Death Wish

Nothing to do but cut and run

Oh, what a bummer, man. That was
the worst fucking movie I've ever seen. - Death Wish

Oh, what a bummer, man. That was the worst fucking movie I&#...

You got money, man? - Death Wish

You got money, man?

Oh, Jesus. - Death Wish

Was he a white man or a black man? - Death Wish

Was he a white man or a black man?

You saw him pretty
good, didn't you? - Death Wish

You saw him pretty good, didn't you?

- Where'd he go?
- Did anybody see what he looked like? - Death Wish

- Where'd he go? - Did anybody see what he looked like?

Mm I bet muggings are down they're afraid to tell us - Death Wish

Mm I bet muggings are down they're afraid to tell us

Hey there goes the pussy posse Ha ha ha - Death Wish

Hey there goes the pussy posse Ha ha ha

Hey, mister, got a match? - Death Wish

Hey, mister, got a match?

So we come out of the hole and through the gate and we caught this guy running - Death Wish

So we come out of the hole and through the gate and we...

Yes, I'll see to that, Mrs. Cohen. - Death Wish

Yes, I'll see to that, Mrs. Cohen.

I'll try to scare him off... - Death Wish

I'll try to scare him off...

Yes? - Death Wish

Scare him off.
Heh. Ha-ha-ha. - Death Wish

Scare him off. Heh. Ha-ha-ha.

Papers! Papers! - Death Wish

Papers! Papers!

All right, you.
Get your hands up. - Death Wish

All right, you. Get your hands up.

Okay. Turn around. - Death Wish

Okay. Turn around.

- Where do you live?
- 33 Riverside. - Death Wish

- Where do you live? - 33 Riverside.

Okay? - Death Wish

Went in the building
about 10 minutes ago. - Death Wish

Went in the building about 10 minutes ago.

Let's check him, huh? - Death Wish

Let's check him, huh?

- Police! I need the phone.
- Come on! - Death Wish

- Police! I need the phone. - Come on!

I'll call them. I'll call as soon
as he gets off the phone. - Death Wish

I'll call them. I'll call as soon as he gets off t...

No answer. He could be
in the shower or something. - Death Wish

No answer. He could be in the shower or something.

I'm supposed to meet Paul Kersey.
Has he gone up yet? - Death Wish

I'm supposed to meet Paul Kersey. Has he gone up yet?

- Where'd you go?
- He didn't show here, did he? - Death Wish

- Where'd you go? - He didn't show here, did he?

Go home will you I don't need you - Death Wish

Go home will you I don't need you

Come on down, motherfucker.
We gonna take you. - Death Wish

Come on down, motherfucker. We gonna take you.

Come on down and bring
us the money, honey. - Death Wish

Come on down and bring us the money, honey.

What the fuck? - Death Wish

Units in the 2-6 precinct. - Death Wish

Units in the 2-6 precinct.

Fill your hand. - Death Wish

Fill your hand.

You enter this on your report? - Death Wish

You enter this on your report?

Inspector, is it true
that you have The Vigilante in there? - Death Wish

Inspector, is it true that you have The Vigilante in there?

We want you to get out of New York - Death Wish

We want you to get out of New York

Inspector. - Death Wish

- There he is.
- Here he comes. - Death Wish

- There he is. - Here he comes.

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A New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad after his wife is murdered by street punks. In self-defense, the vengeful man kills muggers on the mean streets after dark.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Michael Winner

Writer: Brian Garfield, Wendell Mayes, Gerald Wilson

Production: Landers-Roberts Productions,The De Laurentiis Company,Scimitar Films,Paramount Pictures

Genre: action, crime, drama

Year: 1974

MetaScore: 51/100

ImdbRating: 6.9

BoxOffice: $22,000,000

Released: 24 Jul 1974

Awards: 2 nominations

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Death Wish Collection: Death Wish, Death Wish II, Death Wish 3, Death Wish 4: The Crackdown, Death Wish: The Face of Death

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