Movie
The Mechanic
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1972-10-06
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Genres
- Action, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Carlino Productions, United Artists, Winkler Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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
- Patrick O'Moore as Old Man
- Martin Gordon as American Tourist
Crew
- Michael Winner - Director
- Lewis John Carlino - Screenplay
- Lewis John Carlino - Story
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