The Mechanic(Movie, 1972)

Name: The Mechanic
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Released: 1972
Duration: T01:40:00
Rating: 3.4

| 1h 40min | Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

Rating: 3.4/5 (with 112 votes)

The Mechanic is a 1972 American action thriller film directed by Michael Winner from a screenplay by Lewis John Carlino. It stars Charles Bronson, in his second collaboration with Winner, Jan-Michael Vincent, Keenan Wynn, and Jill Ireland. The story follows Arthur Bishop (Bronson), a top assassin who takes under his wing Steve McKenna (Vincent), the ruthless and ambitious son of Harry McKenna (Wynn), the former head of the secret organization for which Bishop works. It is noted for its opening, which features no dialogue for the first 16 minutes, as Bronson's character prepares to kill his current target. The title refers to a euphemism for hitmen. Upon its release, the film received generally mixed reviews from critics but it was praised for its action scenes, acting and writing, although Winner's direction and the storytelling was criticized... ()

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About 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.

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The Mechanic (1972) - Trailer HD 1080p(Trailer, 2:33)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Plays in: Italy

Made by: United Artists, Winkler Films, Carlino Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 26 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 11/17/1972 (World premiere: 10/06/1972)

Cast: Charles Bronson, Jan-Michael Vincent, Keenan Wynn, Jill Ireland, Frank de Kova, Celeste Yarnall, Patrick O'Moore

Director: Michael Winner

Producer: Robert Chartoff, Irwin Winkler

Screenwriter: Lewis John Carlino

Film Editor: Frederick Wilson

Director of Photography: Richard H. Kline, Robert Paynter

Composer: Jerry Fielding

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Assassino a Preço Fixo"

"Kalter Hauch - The Mechanic"

"Killer of Killers"

"Mechanic: En människojägare"

Keywords: assassin, lock pick, map, hitman, professional hit

Budget: 10,000,000 USD

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The Mechanic(Movie, 1972)

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