Death Wish

Death Wish is a 1974 film directed by Michael Winner, based on a novel by Brian Garfield, starring Charles Bronson as Paul Kersey, an architect turned vigilante following the murder of his wife (Hope Lange) and rape of his daughter (Kathleen Tolan). The film is 93 minutes long, rated "R", and spawned four sequels. It was released on DVD on August 13, 2002. Set in New York, the film depicts Kersey as a sort of New Yorker Everyman when his "bleeding-heart liberal" attitude toward crime turns into revenge-driven vigilantism. The protagonist's punk-killing crime spree is framed to elicit audience sympathies, but the film also dramatizes the conflict between Kersey and the city police, who disapprove of his actions, and treats the theme of vigilantism and law and order in the context of the crime-ridden urban centers of the United States in the latter 20th century. One commentator noted that the film "encapsulates an American era — the early 1970s, when many urban Americans started to feel they couldn't walk outside without fear of being attacked." http://www.dvdjournal.com/quickreviews/d/deathwish.q.shtml

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1974 - Michael Winner - Novel - Brian Garfield - Charles Bronson - Paul Kersey - Vigilante - Hope Lange - Rape - Kathleen Tolan - New Yorker - Everyman - Liberal - Punk - Law and order - 20th century

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