The Stone Killer (1973)

First there was The Mechanic, then The Stone Killer and then Death Wish. If you want cops to bend or break the law to stop crime, watch these films.

SEE the official trailer here for starters, then read on:

http://www.reelz.com/movie/174732/the-stone-killer/clips/

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"Top detective Lou Torrey is transferred to Los Angeles and uncovers a plot by a Sicilian mafioso to use Vietnam veterans to murder all his enemies in a rerun of the "Sicilian Vespers" when the previous generation of Sicilian mafiosi were all killed on a single day. Torrey gets various clues that something big is about to happen but will he discover what is planned before the big day?"--- Written by Steve Crook


SEE this clip if you want of taste of the chase action:

http://www.crackle.com/c/The_Stone_Killer#id=2483574&ml=o%3D12%26fpl%3D1148459%26fx%3D



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Charles Bronson became one of the very first of many badass characters to be followed by Clint Eastwood, Bruce Willis and so on. His role as a rouge cop or vigilante was to be repeated many times in cinema history.


NOTES:

1 The Stone Killer is a 1973 film starring Charles Bronson directed by Michael Winner. It came out in between The Mechanic and Death Wish, all three of which teamed up actor/director Bronson and director Winner.

2 In a three year period in the early 70s (72/73/74) director Michael Winner made three violent thrillers with leading man Charles Bronson. Sandwiched in between The Mechanic and the wave making Death Wish, is this effective piece. A film that is for sure the weakest of the three but still a film worthy of reappraisal.


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REVIEWS:

90%
I didn't know what the hell was going on, but I loved every second of it.

10%
Ok.. every now and then I pick a totally duff film this is one of the worst !

100%
Based on a novel by John Gardner starring Charles Bronson



Films directed by Michael Winner

1960s
Some Like It Cool (1961) Old Mac (1961) Out of the Shadow (1961) Play It Cool (1962) The Cool Mikado (1963) West 11 (1963) The System (1964) You Must Be Joking! (1965) The Jokers (1967) I'll Never Forget What's'name (1967) Hannibal Brooks (1969)

1970s
The Games (1970) Lawman (1971) The Nightcomers (1972) Chato's Land (1972) The Mechanic (1972) Scorpio (1973) The Stone Killer (1973) Death Wish (1974) Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) The Sentinel (1977) The Big Sleep (1978) Firepower (1979)

1980s
Death Wish II (1982) The Wicked Lady (1983) Scream for Help (1984) Death Wish 3 (1985) A Chorus of Disapproval (1988) Appointment with Death (1988)

1990s
Bullseye! (1990) Dirty Weekend (1993) Parting Shots (1998)




Directed by Michael Winner
Produced by Michael Winner
Written by John Gardner (Book: A Complete State of Death)
Gerald Wilson


Starring
Charles Bronson
Martin Balsam
Jack Colvin
Paul Koslo
Norman Fell


Music by Roy Budd
Cinematography Richard Moore


Distributed by Columbia Pictures

Release date(s) August 8, 1973

Running time 95 min.


SEE the entire film here:

http://www.crackle.com/c/The_Stone_Killer


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