The Mechanic (1972)

Réalisateur:

Michael Winner

Scénaristes:

Lewis John Carlino (screenplay)
Lewis John Carlino (story)

Date de sortie:

14 décembre 1972 (Allemagne de l'ouest)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Accroche:

Clean. Fast. Professional.

Intrigue:

An aging hitman befriends a young man who wants to be a professional killer. Eventually it becomes clear that someone has betrayed them.

Plot Keywords:

Hitman | Elimination | Timebomb | Karate | Car Bomb

Avis des utilisateurs:

A classic! One of the greatest movie endings EVER!

Ensemble

Charles Bronson	...	Arthur Bishop
Jan-Michael Vincent	...	Steve McKenna
Keenan Wynn	...	Harry McKenna ['Big Harry']
Jill Ireland	...	The Girl
Linda Ridgeway	...	Louise, Steve McKenna's Girlfriend
Frank DeKova	...	The Man
James Davidson	...	Intern
Lindsay Crosby	...	Policeman
Steve Cory	...	Messenger
Tak Kubota	...	Yamoto (as Takayuki Kubota)
Patrick O'Moore	...	Old Man
Martin Gordon	...	American Tourist
Celeste Yarnall	...	The Mark's Girl
Athena Lorde	...	Old Woman
Alison Rose	...	Young Girl

Autre(s) titre(s):

Killer of Killers

Durée:

100 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Son:

Mono

Classification:

Sweden:15 | West Germany:16 | UK:15 (2004) (uncut) | UK:15 (1988) (cut) | UK:AA (1972) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 (re-rating) | Norway:16 (original rating) | USA:PG (Certificate #23380)

Lieux de tournage:

Hollywood Wax Museum - 6767 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Société:

Chartoff-Winkler Productions

Anecdotes:

Cliff Robertson was originally cast in the lead role.

Goofs:

Continuité: At the end of the movie, when Steve takes the taxi to Arthur's house, you can see Steve's car and there is clearly no note attached to the rear view mirror. When Steve leaves Arthur's house and goes to his car there is a note on the rear view mirror. This should have been visible from the taxi.

Guillemet:

Arthur Bishop: You always have to be dead sure. Dead sure or dead.

Connexions De Film:

Refait comme The Mechanic (2010)

A classic! One of the greatest movie endings EVER!

Classic Charles Bronson. I've only recently really started getting more into his older films; I'm fluent with the Death Wish series. The Mechanic is one of his best, if not one of THE best action/thriller films I've seen. Very cleverly done, particularly his methods of killing. I also like the term used to describe assassins; that's new to me. The movie had me intrigued throughout, with Bronson playing the part very well; very few people could look as wrong as Bronson. But it's the ending that makes the movie that much better, because it's totally unexpected. I want to 'spoil' it so bad but I won't....although other user reviews here may have already. I'll just say that you'll be completely amped afterwards, your jaw will drop to the floor at how cool and unexpected it is. One of the true classic action films; the rating on here should be higher.

***1/2 out of **** stars.