"That year, this overseas fame earned him a special Golden Globe Henrietta Award for ""World Film Favorite - Male"" together with Sean Connery. In 1972 Bronson began a string of successful action films for United Artists, beginning with ""Chato's Land"" (1972), although he had done several films for UA before this in the 1960s (""The Magnificent Seven"", etc.). ""Chato's Land"" was the first film Bronson made with director Michael Winner. Winner was reunited with Bronson in ""The Mechanic"" (1972) and ""The Stone Killer"" (1973). Bronson worked with Sturges on ""Chino"" (1973), then did ""Mr. Majestyk"" (1974) with Richard Fleischer based"
"prepares to kill his current target. ""The Mechanic"" was theatrically released in the United States and worldwide on November 17, 1972. Upon its release, the film received generally mixed reviews from critics but it was praised for its action scenes, acting and writing although the direction and the storytelling was criticized. A remake of the same name was released on 2011, starring Jason Statham as Bishop and Ben Foster as McKenna. Arthur Bishop (Charles Bronson) is a ""mechanic"" — a top hit man (assassin). He works exclusively for a secret international organization, which has very strict rules. Bishop is very"
"Film"" Golden Globe Award, and Heywood earned the ""Best Actress"" award. The screenplay by Carlino and Koch was nominated for the Golden Globe for ""Best Screenplay of 1967"". The following year, Carlino was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for the Best Written American Original Screenplay of 1968 for his work on ""The Brotherhood"", which starred Kirk Douglas and was directed by Martin Ritt. Carlino wrote the original story and the screenplay for the 1972 film ""The Mechanic"", which stars Charles Bronson and Jan-Michael Vincent. The film is noted for opening with no dialog for the first 16"
"Mechanic"" (1972), ""Scorpio"" (1973), and ""The Stone Killer"" (1973). The film was rejected by other studios because of its controversial subject matter, and the perceived difficulty of casting someone in the vigilante role. Winner attempted to recruit Bronson, but there were two problems for the actor. First, his agent, Paul Kohner, considered that the film carried a dangerous message. Second, at this point the screenplay followed the original novel in describing the vigilante as a meek accountant—hardly a suitable role for Bronson. ""I was really a miscast person,"" Bronson said later. ""It was more a theme that would have been"
"The Mechanic (2011 film) The Mechanic is a 2011 American action thriller film directed by Simon West, starring Jason Statham and Ben Foster. Written by Lewis John Carlino and Richard Wenk, it is a remake of the eponymous 1972 film. Statham stars as Arthur Bishop, a professional assassin who specializes in making his hits look like accidents, suicides, or the acts of petty criminals. It was released in the United States and Canada on , 2011 to mixed reviews. A sequel, """", was released on August 26, 2016. Arthur Bishop, working as a ""mechanic"" (mafia slang for hitman), sneaks into"
"advert during the teen show ""Glee"". In its ruling, the authority found that although the advert was shown post-watershed, it was likely that a large number of viewers under the age of 16 would have been watching ""Glee"" at the time, and criticized the ""stream of violent imagery"" portrayed in the advert. Dennis Gansel directed a sequel, with Jason Statham returning as Arthur Bishop. The Mechanic (2011 film) The Mechanic is a 2011 American action thriller film directed by Simon West, starring Jason Statham and Ben Foster. Written by Lewis John Carlino and Richard Wenk, it is a remake of"
"Machine-Gun Kelly (film) Machine-Gun Kelly is a 1958 film noir directed by Roger Corman, chronicling the criminal activities of the real-life George ""Machine Gun"" Kelly. The film was considered low budget, but received good critical reviews. It was the first lead role for actor Charles Bronson. American International Pictures released the film as a double feature with 1958's ""The Bonnie Parker Story"". George Kelly (Charles Bronson), dubbed ""Machine Gun"" by his partner in crime Flo Becker (Susan Cabot) because of his obsession with Thompson submachine guns, pulls off a bank robbery and eventually becomes Public Enemy #1. Discord grows among"
"of 1976 and garnering ten Academy Award nominations and winning three, including Best Picture and Best Director. He later returned to direct what was then expected to be the series' final installment, ""Rocky V"" (1990). (Later installments were released in 2006, 2015, and 2018""). He directed the mystery-drama ""The Formula"" (1980), starring Marlon Brando and George C. Scott. His other films include ""Cry Uncle!"" (1971), ""Neighbors"" (1981), ""The Karate Kid"" (1984), ""The Karate Kid Part II"" (1986), ""The Karate Kid Part III"" (1989) and ""8 Seconds"" (1994). He also directed the drama ""Lean On Me"", starring Morgan Freeman. Avildsen was"
"""The French Connection"". At the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival in 1972, the film won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize. In 1995, ""The Hospital"" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being deemed ""culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"". The Hospital The Hospital is a 1971 satirical film directed by Arthur Hiller. It stars George C. Scott as Dr. Herbert Bock. ""The Hospital"" was written by Paddy Chayefsky, who was awarded the 1972 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Chayefsky also narrates the film and was one of the producers; he had complete control over"
"in 1972, which resulted in Special forces (one SAS, two from the Special Boat Squadron and a Welsh bomb disposal expert of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps) being parachuted into the Atlantic to board and search the liner, as dramatized in the film. The film was the second produced by David V. Picker after he left United Artists, following ""Lenny"". Originally Bryan Forbes was to direct, with Simmons producing and Richard Harris to star, with the film going to start in January 1974. Bryan Forbes left the project, however, as did his replacement, Don Medford. Picker then turned to Richard"
"script by Lewis John Carlino and Winner also edited, although he did not produce. He replaced Monte Hellman as director. The following year, Winner cast Lancaster again in the espionage drama ""Scorpio"" (1973), co-starring Alain Delon for Scimitar and United Artists. He produced and directed a third film with Bronson, ""The Stone Killer"" (1973), in collaboration with producer Dino De Laurentiis for Columbia. Winner and Bronson collaborated on ""Death Wish"" (1974), a film that defined the subsequent careers of both men. Based on a novel by Brian Garfield and adapted to the screen by Wendell Mayes, ""Death Wish"" was originally"
"The Alchemist (film) The Alchemist is a 1981 American horror film about a man who desires to avenge a curse placed on him by an evil magician. The film was directed by Charles Band (under the pseudonym James Amante), and stars Robert Ginty, Lucinda Dooling, and John Sanderford. In 1955, young waitress Lenora (Lucinda Dooling) finds herself inexplicably driving down the California highway to an unknown destination. This doesn't bode well for Cam (John Sanderford), the hitchhiker she picked up, because he has to endure her somnambulist driving. The duo eventually end up at a graveside in the woods and"
"The Mob (film) The Mob is a 1951 film noir crime thriller film directed by Robert Parrish and starring Broderick Crawford as a hard-nosed cop who infiltrates the Mob in order to bust their illegal dockyard activities. The actor Charles Bronson makes one of his first film appearances as a longshoreman and was uncredited. Johnny Damico (Broderick Crawford), a detective going home in the rain one night, finds himself just a few feet from a shooting on a dark street, where the gunman claims to be a detective from another precinct, flashing a real badge—and then slipping away. Damico discovers"
"Ford Coppola, listed as the Executive Producer on the actual film, and scored by his father Carmine. One history of science fiction reports that the film stood out in its time ""for being neither shoddy nor sentimentalized."" The People (1972 film) The People is a 1972 television film, broadcast as an ""ABC Movie of the Week"" on January 22, 1972. It is mostly based on a novella by Zenna Henderson, ""Pottage"", but also contains elements from her stories ""Ararat"", ""Gilead"", and ""Captivity"". It stars Kim Darby, William Shatner, Diane Varsi and Dan O'Herlihy. This science fiction film tells the story"
"describing it as ""a far better score than [the film] requires or deserves"". The Alchemist (film) The Alchemist is a 1981 American horror film about a man who desires to avenge a curse placed on him by an evil magician. The film was directed by Charles Band (under the pseudonym James Amante), and stars Robert Ginty, Lucinda Dooling, and John Sanderford. In 1955, young waitress Lenora (Lucinda Dooling) finds herself inexplicably driving down the California highway to an unknown destination. This doesn't bode well for Cam (John Sanderford), the hitchhiker she picked up, because he has to endure her somnambulist"
"for electronic instruments (Rod Serling's ""Night Gallery""). His credits spanned over 100 film works including ""The Andromeda Strain"" (1971), ""The Organization"" (1971), ""Bone"" (1972), ""You'll Like My Mother"" (1972), ""The Savage is Loose"" (1974), ""The Ultimate Warrior"" (1975), ""Embryo"" (1976), ""The Sentinel"" (1977), ""Starship Invasions"" (1977), ""Borderline"" (1980), ""Blood Beach"" (1981) and ""The Last Chase"" (1981), and TV movies such as ""My Sweet Charlie"" (1970), ""That Certain Summer"" (1972), ""The Judge and Jake Wyler"" (1972), ""A Cold Night's Death"" (1973), ""The President's Plane Is Missing"" (1973), """" (1973), ""The Questor Tapes"" (1974), ""Killdozer!"" (1974), ""Death Scream"" (1975), ""A Vacation in"
"Catch-22 (film) Catch-22 is a 1970 American black comedy war film adapted from the novel of the same name by Joseph Heller. In creating a black comedy revolving around the ""lunatic characters"" of Heller's satirical anti-war novel set at a fictional World War II Mediterranean base, director Mike Nichols and screenwriter Buck Henry (also in the cast) worked on the film script for two years, converting Heller's complex novel to the medium of film. The cast included Alan Arkin, Bob Balaban, Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin, Italian actress Olimpia Carlisi, French comedian Marcel Dalio, Art Garfunkel (his acting debut), Jack Gilford,"
"Catch-22 (film) Catch-22 is a 1970 American black comedy war film adapted from the novel of the same name by Joseph Heller. In creating a black comedy revolving around the ""lunatic characters"" of Heller's satirical anti-war novel set at a fictional World War II Mediterranean base, director Mike Nichols and screenwriter Buck Henry (also in the cast) worked on the film script for two years, converting Heller's complex novel to the medium of film. The cast included Alan Arkin, Bob Balaban, Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin, Italian actress Olimpia Carlisi, French comedian Marcel Dalio, Art Garfunkel (his acting debut), Jack Gilford,"
"The Power (1968 film) The Power is a 1968 American science fiction thriller film from MGM, produced by George Pal, directed by Byron Haskin (his final film), that stars George Hamilton and Suzanne Pleshette. It is based on the science fiction novel ""The Power"" by Frank M. Robinson. The storyline concerns two men who have the ability to control or slay others with their minds. Professor Henry Hallson, an anthropologist, discovers evidence of a person with psychic abilities among his co-workers in a research laboratory. His colleagues include biologist Dr. Jim Tanner, geneticist Dr. Margery Lansing, physicist Dr. Carl Melkinen,"
"The Candidate (1972 film) The Candidate is a 1972 American political comedy-drama film starring Robert Redford and Peter Boyle, and directed by Michael Ritchie. The Academy Award-winning screenplay, which examines the various facets and machinations involved in political campaigns, was written by Jeremy Larner, a speechwriter for Senator Eugene J. McCarthy during McCarthy's campaign for the 1968 Democratic presidential nomination. Marvin Lucas (Peter Boyle), a political election specialist, must find a Democratic candidate to oppose California Senator Crocker Jarmon (Don Porter), a popular Republican. With no big-name Democrat eager to enter the unwinnable race, Lucas seeks out Bill McKay (Robert"
"The Terminal Man (film) The Terminal Man is a 1974 film directed by Mike Hodges, based on the 1972 novel of the same name by Michael Crichton. It stars George Segal. The story centers on the immediate dangers of mind control and the power of computers. Harry Benson, an extremely intelligent (IQ 144) computer scientist in his 30s, suffers from epilepsy. He often has seizures that induce blackouts, after each of which he awakens to unfamiliar surroundings with indications of violent behavior on his part. He also suffers from delusions that computers will rise up against humans. Benson suffers from"
"Necromancy (film) Necromancy (sometimes stylized as Nec′ro-man′cy; re-released as The Witching) is a 1972 American supernatural horror film directed by Bert I. Gordon and starring Orson Welles and Pamela Franklin. It features supporting performances from Lee Purcell and Michael Ontkean. The plot follows an enigmatic cult leader in a small California town who attempts to harness the powers of a local woman to resurrect his dead son. After Los Angeles housewife Lori Brandon suffers a stillbirth, her husband Frank obtains a job working in the advertising division of a toy company in the northern California community of Lillith. En route,"
"The Hospital The Hospital is a 1971 satirical film directed by Arthur Hiller. It stars George C. Scott as Dr. Herbert Bock. ""The Hospital"" was written by Paddy Chayefsky, who was awarded the 1972 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Chayefsky also narrates the film and was one of the producers; he had complete control over the casting and content of the film. At a Manhattan teaching hospital, the life of Dr. Bock (George C. Scott), the Chief of Medicine, is in disarray: his wife has left him, his children don't talk to him, and his once-beloved teaching hospital is"
"Mechanic: Resurrection Mechanic: Resurrection is a 2016 action thriller film directed by Dennis Gansel and written by Philip Shelby and Tony Mosher, with a story by Shelby and Brian Pittman. It is the sequel to the 2011 film ""The Mechanic"", which was a remake of the 1972 film of the same name. The film stars Jason Statham, Tommy Lee Jones, Jessica Alba and Michelle Yeoh. ""Mechanic: Resurrection"" premiered in Hollywood on August 22, 2016 and was theatrically released in the United States on August 26, 2016. It received negative reviews and grossed $125 million worldwide. After faking his death, Arthur"
"The Formula (1980 film) The Formula is a 1980 American mystery film directed by John G. Avildsen and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It features a preeminent cast including Marlon Brando, George C. Scott, John Gielgud, and Marthe Keller. Craig T. Nelson also makes a brief appearance as a geologist. The film opens in the final days of World War II as Soviet forces close in on the outskirts of Berlin. Panzer Korps General Helmut Kladen (Richard Lynch) is dispatched to the Swiss frontier with top secret documents to be used as a bargaining chip with the Allies to save Germany from"
"it's your ordinary violent crime film."" To trace the mob car, they use a fluorescent dye that drips on the road, so the police can spot where they are going, yet they have the car wired for sound. The Mob (film) The Mob is a 1951 film noir crime thriller film directed by Robert Parrish and starring Broderick Crawford as a hard-nosed cop who infiltrates the Mob in order to bust their illegal dockyard activities. The actor Charles Bronson makes one of his first film appearances as a longshoreman and was uncredited. Johnny Damico (Broderick Crawford), a detective going home"
"Neville replies, ""Uh-huh, alright, how much will you give me in trade for my Ford? Oh, really? Thanks a lot, you cheating bastard!"" At that point, Neville peels out, driving through what remains of the dealership front entrance. The Omega Man The Omega Man (stylized as The Ωmega Man) is a 1971 American science fiction film directed by Boris Sagal and starring Charlton Heston as a survivor of a global pandemic. It was written by John William Corrington and Joyce Corrington, based on the 1954 novel ""I Am Legend"" by the American writer Richard Matheson. The film's producer, Walter Seltzer,"
"Rider on the Rain Rider on the Rain (French: Le Passager de la pluie) is a 1970 French mystery thriller film starring Charles Bronson, directed by René Clément, produced by Serge Silberman, with film music composed by Francis Lai. Opening with a quotation from Lewis Carroll to suggest that the heroine is like Alice in Wonderland, the film starts on a rainy autumn afternoon in a small resort on the south coast of France. Mellie, newly married to Toni, an airline navigator who is away at work, sees a strange man get off a bus. In a shop trying on"
"The Mechanik The Mechanik (released as The Russian Specialist in the United States) is a 2005 German-American action film directed and co-written (with Bryan Edward Hill) by, as well as starring, Dolph Lundgren. The movie co-stars Ben Cross. Retired Russian Special Forces soldier Nikolai ""Nick"" Cherenko (Dolph Lundgren) is a simple man trying to live a simple life in his small Russian town. He has a pretty wife named Alina (Hilda van der Meulen), a son named Vanya (Naum Shopov), and a successful profession as an automobile mechanic. But one day, Russian mob boss Aleksandr Sasha Popov (Ivan Petrushinov) and"
"The Omega Man The Omega Man (stylized as The Ωmega Man) is a 1971 American science fiction film directed by Boris Sagal and starring Charlton Heston as a survivor of a global pandemic. It was written by John William Corrington and Joyce Corrington, based on the 1954 novel ""I Am Legend"" by the American writer Richard Matheson. The film's producer, Walter Seltzer, went on to work with Heston again in the dystopian science-fiction film ""Soylent Green"" in 1973. ""The Omega Man"" is the second adaptation of Matheson's novel. The first was ""The Last Man on Earth"" (1964) which starred Vincent"
"the audience “someone to root for.”). The Terminal Man (film) The Terminal Man is a 1974 film directed by Mike Hodges, based on the 1972 novel of the same name by Michael Crichton. It stars George Segal. The story centers on the immediate dangers of mind control and the power of computers. Harry Benson, an extremely intelligent (IQ 144) computer scientist in his 30s, suffers from epilepsy. He often has seizures that induce blackouts, after each of which he awakens to unfamiliar surroundings with indications of violent behavior on his part. He also suffers from delusions that computers will rise"
"The Terminal Man The Terminal Man is a novel by American writer Michael Crichton, about the dangers of mind control. It was published in April 1972, and also serialized in ""Playboy"" in March, April, and May 1972. In 1974, it was made into a film of the same name. The events in the novel take place between March 9 and March 13, 1971. Harold Franklin ""Harry"" Benson, a computer scientist (specializing in artificial intelligence) in his middle thirties, is described as suffering from psychomotor epilepsy following a car crash he had endured in 1969. He often has seizures followed by"
"The Machinist The Machinist is a 2004 psychological thriller film directed by Brad Anderson and written by Scott Kosar. The film stars Christian Bale and features Jennifer Jason Leigh, John Sharian, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, and Michael Ironside in supporting roles. The film is about Trevor Reznik (Bale), a machinist whose insomnia and psychological problems lead to a serious workplace accident involving a co-worker (Ironside). After Reznik is fired, he goes into a downward spiral of paranoia and delusion. The film was well-received by critics, particularly for Bale's performance. It is an international co-production of the United Kingdom, France, Spain, and the"