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The Mechanic
Arthur Bishop is a veteran hit man who, owing to his penchant for making his targets' deaths seem like accidents, thinks himself an artist. It's made him very rich, but as he hits middle age, he's so depressed and lonely that he takes on one of his victim's sons, Steve McKenna, as his apprentice. Arthur puts him through a rigorous training period and brings him on several hits. As Steven improves, Arthur worries that he'll discover who killed his father.
1972 · Directed by Michael Winner · 99 min · Action · Crime · Thriller · Screenplay in the scene database · 33 frames
Tagline
He has 100 ways to kill... and they all work!
Crew
- Screenplay: Lewis John Carlino
- Cinematography: Richard H. Kline
- Edited by: Michael Winner, Frederick Wilson
- Music: Jerry Fielding
- Produced by: Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff
Cast
- Charles Bronson as Arthur Bishop
- Jan-Michael Vincent as Steve McKenna
- Keenan Wynn as Harry McKenna
- Jill Ireland as The Girl
- Linda Ridgeway as Louise, Steve McKenna's Girlfriend
- Frank De Kova as The Man
- James Davidson as Intern
- Lindsay Crosby as Policeman
- Steve Cory as Messenger
- Tak Kubota as Yamoto
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Carlino Productions, United Artists, Winkler Films
- Budget: $3,000,000
- Themes: assassin, hitman, map, professional hit, lock pick, biting, anxious, vindictive, dramatic, pessimistic
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