Summary
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.
Details
Release Date: July 24, 1974
Runtime: 93 minutes
Genres: Crime, Drama, Action
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 6.9/10 (876 votes)
Death Wish Collection
Death Wish
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.
Death Wish II
Paul Kersey is again a vigilante trying to find five punks who murdered his housekeeper and daughter in Los Angeles.
Death Wish 3
Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey arrives back in New York City and is forcibly recruited by a crooked police chief to fight street crime caused by a large gang terrorizing the neighborhoods.
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
After the death of his girlfriend's daughter from a drug overdose, Paul Kersey takes on the local drug cartel.
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
Paul Kersey is back at working vigilante justice when his fiancée, Olivia, has her business threatened by mobsters.
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Cast
Charles Bronson
Paul Kersey
Hope Lange
Joanna Kersey
Vincent Gardenia
Frank Ochoa
Steven Keats
Jack Toby
William Redfield
Sam Kreutzer
Stuart Margolin
Aimes Jainchill
Stephen Elliott
Police Commissioner
Kathleen Tolan
Carol Toby
Jack Wallace
Hank
Fred J. Scollay
District Attorney
Robert Kya-Hill
Joe Charles
Edward Grover
Lt. Briggs
Jeff Goldblum
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Floyd Levine
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Helen Martin
Alma Lee Brown
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Andrew McCabe
Christopher Guest
Patrolman Reilly
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Receptionist
William Bogert
Fred Brown (uncredited)
Paul Dooley
Cop at Hospital (uncredited)
Olympia Dukakis
Cop at the Precinct (uncredited)
Starletta DuPois
Lady at Police Station (uncredited)
Art Evans
Police Officer at Precinct (uncredited)
Larry Gilman
Man in Park (uncredited)
Trent Gough
Crime Scene Photojournalist (uncredited)
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
Mugger in Park #2 (uncredited)
Damien Leake
Alley Mugger #2 (uncredited)
Al Lewis
Guard at Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Sonia Manzano
Grocery Clerk (uncredited)
Robert Miano
Mugger (uncredited)
Jay Rasumny
Architect in Office (uncredited)
S. Pearl Sharp
Reporter (uncredited)
Devi Morgan
Background (uncredited)