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The Mechanic is a 1972 American action film directed by Michael Winner. The screenplay was written by Lewis John Carlino, with production by Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler. The cast includes Charles Bronson, Jan-Michael Vincent, Keenan Wynn, and Jill Ireland. Richard H. Kline and Robert Paynter served as directors of photography, while Jerry Fielding composed the music. The film was distributed by United Artists.
The narrative is set in Italy and follows an assassin. The runtime is listed as 99 or 100 minutes. The budget was 3,000,000, with a capital cost of 10,000,000. The film was released in late 1972, with dates including October 6, November 17, and December 7 through 15. It is described with the tagline "He has 100 ways to kill... and they all work!"
Critical reception includes a review score of 5.1 out of 10, 51 out of 100, and 45 percent. Audience ratings are recorded as 6.7 on TMDb and 6.8 on IMDb. The film is categorized as an action, crime, and thriller. Keywords associated with the plot include assassin, hitman, map, professional hit, and lock pick.
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6.7Arthur 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.
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
Themes
- assassin
- hitman
- map
- professional hit
- lock pick
- biting
- anxious
- vindictive
- dramatic
- pessimistic
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- action film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Michael Winner
- Screenwriter
- Lewis John Carlino
- Composer
- Jerry Fielding
- Producer
- Robert Chartoff
- Cinematographer
- Robert Paynter
- Narrative location
- Italy
- Duration
- 100
- FilmAffinity ID
- 837179
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- title
- The Mechanic
- distributed by
- United Artists
- film editor
- Frederick Wilson
- review score
- 45%
- capital cost
- 10000000
- publication date
- 1978-08-01
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