Death Wish

In this explosive story of revenge and urban violence, Charles Bronson plays Paul Kersey, a bleeding-heart liberal who has a change of opinion after his wife and daughter are violently attacked by a gang of thugs in their apartment. His daughter is sexually assaulted and his wife is murdered. Bronson then turns vigilante as he stalks the mean streets of New York on the prowl for muggers, hoodlums and the like. Death Wish is a violent, controversial film that is frank and original in its treatment of urban crime and the average citizen's helplessness in dealing with it. Herbie Hancock wrote the musical score. And watch for a young Jeff Goldblum in his film debut as one of the thugs.

Director: Michael Winner
Producer: Hal Landers
Producer: Bobby Roberts
Writer: Wendell Mayes
Music: Herbie Hancock
Actor: Charles Bronson
Actor: Vincent Gardenia
Actor: William Redfield
Actor: Hope Lange
Actor: Stuart Margolin
Actor: Steven Keats
Actor: Jeff Goldblum
Actor: Stephen Elliot
Actor: Chris Gampel
Actor: Ed Grover
Actor: Robert Kya-Hill
Actor: Fred J. Scollay
Actor: Kathleen Tolan
Actor: Jack Wallace
Cinematographer: Arthur J. Ornitz