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The Mechanic

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

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.

Release Date : 1972-10-06

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Carlino ProductionsWinkler Films

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Arthur Bishop

Original Name : Charles Bronson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Steve McKenna

Original Name : Jan-Michael Vincent

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harry McKenna

Original Name : Keenan Wynn

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Girl

Original Name : Jill Ireland

Gender : Female

Character Name : Louise, Steve McKenna's Girlfriend

Original Name : Linda Ridgeway

Gender : Female

Character Name : The Man

Original Name : Frank De Kova

Gender : Male

Character Name : Intern

Original Name : James Davidson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Lindsay Crosby

Gender : Male

Character Name : Messenger

Original Name : Steve Cory

Gender : Male

Character Name : Yamoto

Original Name : Tak Kubota

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Man

Original Name : Patrick O'Moore

Gender : Male

Character Name : American Tourist

Original Name : Martin Gordon

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Mark's Girl

Original Name : Celeste Yarnall

Gender : Female

Character Name : Old Woman

Original Name : Athena Lorde

Gender : Female

Character Name : Young Girl

Original Name : Alison Rose

Gender : Female

Character Name : Car Polish Man

Original Name : Howard Morton

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Mark

Original Name : Enzo Fiermonte

Gender : Male

Character Name : Butler

Original Name : Gerald Peters

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Guest

Original Name : Steve Vinovich

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Guest

Original Name : Robert Jaffe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Guest

Original Name : Kevin O'Neal

Gender : Male

Character Name : 1st Hippie

Original Name : Kenneth Wolger

Gender : Male

Character Name : 3rd Hippie

Original Name : Trina Mitchum

Gender : Male

Character Name : Priest

Original Name : Amando De Vincenzo

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-12-05

"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's being set up. If his employers can turn on "Harry" then could they turn on him, too - no more loose ends? Bronson is on his best form here as the grumpy but highly effective killer and as the plot develops, his less-is-more style of delivery, aided by a sensible paucity of dialogue, helps to build quite a sense of peril. Vincent isn't quite in that class, but he's adequate enough as the enthusiastic apostle in a story that maybe isn't the hardest to solve, but one that does play out well with a fine twist at the end. It's got some elements of "007" to it - fast cars, speed boats and even Jill Ireland, and shows why the star had the box office status he did have at the start of the 1970s.