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The Mechanic( 1972)

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He has 100 ways to kill... and they all work!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Charles Bronson

      Arthur Bishop

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      Jan-Michael Vincent

      Steve McKenna

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      Keenan Wynn

      Harry McKenna

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      Jill Ireland

      The Girl

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      Linda Ridgeway

      Louise, Steve McKenna's Girlfriend

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      Frank De Kova

      The Man

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      James Davidson

      Intern

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      Lindsay Crosby

      Policeman

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      Steve Cory

      Messenger

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      Tak Kubota

      Yamoto

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      Patrick O'Moore

      Old Man

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      Martin Gordon

      American Tourist

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      Celeste Yarnall

      The Mark's Girl

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      Athena Lorde

      Old Woman

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      Alison Rose

      Young Girl

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      Howard Morton

      Car Polish Man

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      Enzo Fiermonte

      The Mark

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      Gerald Peters

      Butler

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      Steve Vinovich

      Party Guest

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      Robert Jaffe

      Party Guest

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      Kevin O'Neal

      Party Guest

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      Kenneth Wolger

      1st Hippie

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      Trina Mitchum

      3rd Hippie

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      Amando De Vincenzo

      Priest

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Dec 05 2024
    "Bishop" (Charles Bronson) is the epitome of the hit man. Highly paid, he meticulously plans his projects so as to leave no trace of anything to suggest the deaths are not natural or accidents. When he is ordered to carry out a job on his handler "Harry" (Keenan Wynn), he doesn't flinch but he does take the man's son "Steve" (Jan-Michael Vincent) under his wing afterwards. It's clear that the younger man wants to emulate "Bishop" and so he takes him in training and onto a couple of jobs. These jobs don't go as smoothly as he'd expected, though, and pretty swiftly "Bishop" begins to wonder if he...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • assassin
    • hitman
    • map
    • professional hit
    • lock pick
    • biting
    • anxious
    • vindictive
    • dramatic
    • pessimistic