Death Wish (1974)

Released: 1974-07-24 Duration: 1hr 33min

Genres: Crime Drama Action

Rating 6.9

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Vigilante, city style — judge, jury, and executioner.

Overview

After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.

Production Companies

Landers-Roberts Productions

The De Laurentiis Company

Scimitar Films

Paramount Pictures

Additional Info

Budget	$3,000,000.00
Revenue	$76,600,000.00
Original Language	en
Popularity	14.588

Directed By

Michael Winner

Crew

Director
Michael Winner

Producer
Hal Landers

Producer
Bobby Roberts

Original Music Composer
Herbie Hancock

Novel
Brian Garfield

Screenplay
Wendell Mayes

Writer
Gerald Wilson

Writer
Michael Winner

Co-Producer
Michael Winner

Casting
Cis Corman

Production Design
Robert Gundlach

Set Decoration
George DeTitta Sr.

Costume Design
Joseph G. Aulisi

Makeup Artist
Phil Rhodes

Hairdresser
Verne Caruso

Production Manager
Stanley Neufeld

Assistant Director
Larry Y. Albucher

Assistant Director
Charles Okun

Assistant Director
Ralph S. Singleton

Assistant Director Trainee
Howard Himmelstein

Property Master
Conrad 'Connie' F. Brink

Scenic Artist
Sante Fiore

Assistant Property Master
Richard Adee

Leadman
Frank L. Brown

Assistant Production Design
Joe Gerson

Set Dresser
Robert H. Klatt

Carpenter
Carlos Quiles

ADR & Dubbing
Alfred Cox

Sound Recordist
James Sabat

ADR & Dubbing
Jim Shields

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Hugh Strain

Sound Recordist
Arthur Bloom

Boom Operator
Robert Rogow

Stunts
Harry Daley

Stunts
Alan Gibbs

Camera Operator
Lou Barlia

Grip
Charles Kolb

Gaffer
Willie Meyerhoff

Assistant Camera
Don Biller

Grip
Louis Cappeta

First Assistant Camera
Joseph Di Pasquale

Still Photographer
Jack Gereghty

Electrician
Cornelius Hannan

Grip
John Khorigan

Camera Operator
Owen Marsh

Best Boy Electric
Sal Martorano

Electrician
Richard Meyerhoff

Still Photographer
Jack Stager

Grip
Ken Thompson Sr.

Extras Casting
Frank Kennedy

Wardrobe Supervisor
Joseph W. Dehn

Editorial Staff
William Lustig

Assistant Editor
Jim Rivera

Orchestrator
Herbie Hancock

Script Supervisor
Barbara Robinson

Transportation Captain
Harold 'Whitey' McEvoy

Presenter
Dino De Laurentiis

Stand In
Steve DeFrance

Production Office Coordinator
Adeline Leonard Seakwood

Director of Photography
Arthur J. Ornitz

Editor
Bernard Gribble

Producer
Dino De Laurentiis

TOP CAST

Trent Gough

Crime Scene Photojournalist (uncredited)

Carson Grant

Street Gang and Police Officer (uncredited)

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