Deathwish
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"The movie that sealed Bronson's reputation as a tough guy." -- Austin Chronicle
Charles Bronson stars as a husband and father who does what the corrupt, bureaucratic New York police department can not: bring justice to the streets. Paul Kersey (Bronson) was an architect with a normal life until his wife and married daughter suffered a brutal sexual assault with ultimately fatal results. Driven to murderous rage, Kersey gets his hands on a gun and puts a bullet in every criminal he can find, earning him a position of respect among the crime-ridden residents of the Big Apple.
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Death Wish is a 1974 action-crime-drama film based on the 1972 novel by Brian Garfield. The film was directed by Michael Winner and stars Charles Bronson as Paul Kersey, a man who becomes a vigilante after his wife is murdered and his daughter is sexually assaulted by muggers. The film was a major commercial success and generated a movie franchise lasting four sequels over a twenty-year period. The film was denounced by critics as advocating vigilantism and unlimited punishment to criminals[citation needed], but it was seen as echoing a growing mood in the United States as crime...
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