Death Wish poster
Director Michael Winner
Writer Michael Winner, Gerald Wilson
Screenplay Wendell Mayes

Death Wish

Tagline: Vigilante, city style — judge, jury, and executioner.

Release Date: 1974-07-24

Duration: 93 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Jeff Goldblum
    Freak #1
  • Charles Bronson
    Paul Kersey
  • Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
    Mugger in Park #2 (uncredited)
  • Al Lewis
    Guard at Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
  • Helen Martin
    Alma Lee Brown
  • Olympia Dukakis
    Cop at the Precinct (uncredited)
  • Vincent Gardenia
    Frank Ochoa
  • Stuart Margolin
    Aimes Jainchill
  • Christopher Guest
    Patrolman Reilly
  • Hope Lange
    Joanna Kersey