Inbetween charles bronson appearing in film noir and his mid70s vigilante gamechanger, he took the reign in hell or serve in heaven approach that quentin tarantinos cowboy actor struggled with in once upon a time in hollywood. Pg, 1 h 34 min charles bronson, liv ullmann, james mason, jill ireland director. An american excons past returns to haunt him after his old crew is released from prison. November 3, 1921 august 30, 2003 was an american actor.
We love charles bronson, but this was in some ways a laughable movie cause it was so bad. This vintage original still shows a very rare photo of muscular charles bronson in a fire. I fought to keep interest to see how the movie turned out. Bluray from kino lorber are two charles bronson movies from 1970. But when his former partners kidnap his wife and daughter in order to force him to join in a drug deal, moran. Cold sweat 1970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Bronson s onscreen career would soon draw to a close with his role as law enforcing family patriarch paul fein in the madeforcable family of cops series. With charles bronson, james mason, liv ullmann, jill ireland.
When joe turns down a proposal from the gang, they kidnap his family. I enjoyed watching it but was laughing during the scene where the good guys car ran off the road thru brush, rocks, and all kinds of hazards, yet was perfectly clean and undamaged later that day in the next scene. Cold sweat 1970 charles bronson, james mason, liv ullmann. Cold sweat actually feels like a pretty modern film. Picture and sound quality are serviceable in this new blurelease of the title, which used to be one of bronsons most widely available and circulated films.
Charles bronson biography, movie highlights and photos. With charles bronson, lee remick, donald pleasence, tyne daly. This article about an erotic thriller film is a stub. Charles bronson plays a guy whose cronies have caught up with him after spending many years in jail for a crime that he fled from. Joe martin hasnt always been the quiet man he is today. Charles bronson foreign films liv ullmann rene clement terence young thrillers. Cold sweat 1970 action, crime, drama, thriller usa. He escapes along with three others and the assistance of an axcrazy mercenary from the outside.
With his wife and daughter being held hostage, a seasoned exmilitary man is involved in a shady smuggling operation to save his family. His lead role in the detective series man with a camera 1958. The plot focuses on bronson s character joe martin, a quiet american, lives a quiet life in the south of france renting boats to tourists. I have no explanation for this extraordinary activity, except that a couple of them showed up. Cold sweat is a 1970 frenchitalian thriller film directed by terence young and starring charles bronson, along with liv ullman, james mason, and jill ireland joe martin bronson is a soldier who was arrested for striking an officer. It is based on the 1959 novel ride the nightmare by richard matheson. Dismissed as trash in their day, charles bronson films rider on the rain and cold sweat belong to a golden age of internationally coproduced eurothrillers that combine pulp storytelling with. Cold sweat has a very impressive cast with liv ullmann best known for her work with legendary swedish director ingmar bergman playing bronsons wife. Com the mechanic starring charles bronson and janmichael vincent shared a post. He actually had considerable dialogue in this movie. Multiplying his international boxoffice appeal tenfold with such films as guns for san sebastian 1967, once upon a time in the west 1968, cold sweat 1970, and the valachi papers 1971, bronson returned to hollywood a fullfledged star at last. Cold sweat 74 charles bronson fire gun muscle rare. No director terence young comes this action thriller starring charles bronson as joe moran, an excon whose old gang of drug dealers has just been released from prison. Film of charles bronsons european period,during which he shot his most interesting movies.
The mechanic starring charles bronson and janmichael vincent. Cold sweat 74 charles bronson fire gun muscle rare ebay. Telefon charles bronson very exciting cold war movie. Other members of the cast not necessarily in the movie still. Apr 19, 2011 mustang gt car chase citta violenta violent city1970 the budget was tight so did put gt badge. I dont know if this is the wright word to describe it. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Charles bronson list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Ten years after taking part in a prison escape, expat american joe moran charles bronson lives quietly on the french mediterranean coast. Now released on bluray from kino lorber are two charles bronson movies from 1970, looking better than they have in pretty much forever. Its nothing special, but surprisingly entertaining if youre in the right mood, and offers the onceinalifetime casting coup of liv ullmann playing bronsons romantic interest.
Joe moran, an escaped criminal and getaway driver who betrayed a cadre of fellow soldierthieves led by james masons captain ross. He made a few films there, one being cold sweat a low budget slow paced action flick packed full of people you would not imagine being in something like this. Starring charles bronson, liv ullmann, james mason, jill ireland, michel constantin, luigi pistilli, yannick delulle. I thought that id try a lesser known bronson film so i picked up this frenchitalian production of cold sweat. Joe martin, a quiet american, lives a quiet life in the south of france renting boats to tourists. Costarring ingmar bergman muse liv ullmann, cold sweat which received belated and limited distribution in the us in the mid70s details the sudden intrusion on commercial boatpilot joe martins present life of his militarycriminal past as sgt. Hes in sanctuary in france with his wife played, rather slummingly wouldnt you say. A biopic of the criminal charles bronson, who has been called the most violent man in britain, has been condemned for glorifying his life and encouraging copycat behaviour in prisons. Cold sweat qualifies as aboveaverage with bronson outsmarting both the criminals and the authorities. Charles bronson, liv ullmann, james mason, jill ireland, luigi pistilli, michel constantin. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film.
Charles bronson, liv ullmann, james mason, jill ireland. The old gang of thugs, er, hoodlums, er, old buds, er, excons, er, honey, these are the guys i used to run with show up and wanna see how charlies doing in the. Cold sweat an american expatriates charles bronson wife liv cold sweat revenge 1970 ullmann and daughter are kidnapped in. She starts off unaware of bronsons secret past and comes across as a gullible character but as the film goes on and the stakes are raised you realise that she is tougher than she looks. Charles bronson s action movies a list of 31 titles created 5 months ago charles bronson a late bloomer for stardom.
Kino includes an audio commentary track from film historians howard s. Promoted as a clockwork orange for the 21st century, the film is an unsparing depiction of bronsons brutal attacks on prison warders, hostagetaking and fights with fellow inmates. Not bad at all but from terence young i have seen better than that. Anger at film about charles bronson, uks most violent.
Lee thompson, and appeared in fifteen films with his. Although, i like the movies where he is the lone, strong and silent. He hasnt always had a wife and a twelve year old stepdaughter. Cold sweat is a film directed by terence young with charles bronson, liv ullmann, james mason, jill ireland, year. Bronsons onscreen career would soon draw to a close with his role as law enforcing family patriarch paul fein in the madeforcable family of cops series. This film comes off as more of a ransom film than a revenge film and bronson is a little more subdued than usual but still delivers the goods. Keep in mind this film was released after bullitt and before the french connection. Cold sweat 1970, italyfrancebelgium is a crime film directed by terence young. Watch cold sweat full movie free online streaming tubi. He was often cast in the role of a police officer, gunfighter, or vigilante in revengeoriented plot lines, had longterm collaborations with film directors michael winner and j. Cold sweat 1970 charles bronson, james mason, liv ullmann feature action, crime, drama. Cold sweat is a 1970 french italian international coproduction starring charles bronson and directed by terence young.
Now its a race against time as joe takes on the captors one by one. If youre looking for a decent bronson flick, however, give it a try. To receive a uk a cinema certificate the film was cut by the bbfc to remove the sound of a. Published on dec 26, 2019 the original trailer of cold sweat directed by terence young and starring charles bronson, james mason, liv ullmann and jill ireland. The mechanic starring charles bronson and janmichael. Charles bronson films rider on the rain and cold sweat belong to a. He made a few films there, one being cold sweat a low budget slow paced. A newtome actionpacked bronson role that fits nicely with dozens of his other works. Probably a better film than cold sweat in its complexity and unique use of bronson, i nonetheless had a more breezy and entertaining experience watching that film. Another novel charm of cold sweat is the offbeat casting of british actor james mason as a drawling southerner and actress liv ullumann as bronsons love interest. Charles dennis buchinsky november 3, 1921 ehrenfeld, pennsylvania, usa. An american charles bronson living in france must face his past when his wife and.
This page was last edited on 23 december 2019, at 09. But when his former partners kidnap his wife and daughter in order to force him to join in a drug deal, moran will stop at nothing to rescue his family. No director terence young comes this action thriller starring charles bronson as joe moran, an excon whose old gang of drug. Lee thompson, and appeared in fifteen films with his second wife.
Cold sweat, 1974 chino, 1974 stone killer, the, 1973 mechanic, the, 1972. Charles bronson in cold sweat 1970 charles bronson and jean topart in cold. Charles bronson but i have to tell you that if youre looking for a great bronson flick stay away from cold sweat. His first notable role was in apache 1954 and his first major role was portraying murderous modoc warrior captain jack in drum beat 1954. Charles bronson full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. For charles bronson film, see cold sweat 1970 film. Cold sweat is a 70s actioner i was actually quite pleasantly surprised by. The archetypal screen tough guy with weatherbeaten featuresone film critic described his rugged. Note james masons strange very zombielike makeup at the end of the film. Bronson gets a blast from the past in youngs cold sweat. He hasnt always had a boat and made a living taking tourists out on fishing trips.
Charles bronson, liv ullmann, james mason, jill ireland, luigi pistilli, michel constantin, yannick delulle, paul bonifas, sabine sun, jean. The film was directed by gail harvey, and stars ben cross, adam baldwin, and shannon tweed. Charles bronson was an american actor who gained fame for portraying vigilantetype characters in revengeoriented movies. Nice pre death wish charles bronson vehicle with him in role as peace loving man with family being pulled back into his criminal past by way of crooked partners that he betrayed some years earlier. After once upon a time in the west, charles bronson was a big name in europe. Yes, thats ingmar bergman regular liv ullmann in a charles bronson film. Mar 24, 20 and i actually saw it some years ago thiking it was a very good bronson film. An american charles bronson living in france must face his past when his wife and daughter are kidnapped by. Cold sweat is a 1993 thriller film about a man who lives a double life as a hitman. Cold sweat, 1974 chino, 1974 stone killer, the, 1973 mechanic, the, 1972 valachi papers, the, 1972 chatos land, 1971 red sun, 1971 someone behind the door, 1971 family, the, 1970 rider on the rain, 1970 you cant win em all, 1970 once upon a. I told you already that me and a couple of friends of mine made it out business to see as many movies starring charles bronson as we could find, but i think this was one of those that we didnt find for rental. Although it is a pared down nailbiter that focuses on a small group of characters, this brisk thriller conjures up several twists and turns that keep the protagonist and his adversaries from taking things slow and easy. Cold sweat charles bronson bluray disc movie brand new.
Cold sweat charles bronson bluray disc movie brand. American ex patriot bronson has to rescue his kidnapped wife liv ulman yes, that liv ulman. Cold sweat is a 1970 frenchitalian international coproduction starring charles bronson and directed by terence young. Unwelcomely visited in his assumed new identity by promptly and fatally dispatched former associate. Mar 01, 2012 cold sweat is a italianfrench production directed byterence young, a brit who was best known for directing the first four james bond movies. What could be more disturbing than a constantly smiling charles bronson menacing and. Though proudly billed as terence youngs cold sweat, this turned out to be a belowaverage international concoction. Dorothea bennett, jo eisinger, richard matheson stars.
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