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The Mechanic

Year:

1972

Duration:

100 min

Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

IMDB rate:

Director:

Michael Winner

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1972-12-14

Filming Locations: Amalfi, Campania, Italy

Earnings

Gross: SEK 896,179 (Sweden) Admissions 883,652 (France)

Cast

Actor

Character

Trini Mitchum

Charles Bronson

Arthur Bishop

Jan-Michael Vincent

Steve McKenna

Keenan Wynn

Harry McKenna ['Big Harry']

Jill Ireland

The Girl

Linda Ridgeway

Louise, Steve McKenna's Girlfriend

Frank DeKova

The Man

James Davidson

Intern

Lindsay Crosby

Policeman

Steve Cory

Messenger

Tak Kubota

Yamoto (as Takayuki Kubota)

Patrick O'Moore

Old Man

Martin Gordon

American Tourist

Celeste Yarnall

The Mark's Girl

Athena Lorde

Old Woman

Alison Rose

Young Girl

Howard Morton

Car Polish Man

Enzo Fiermonte

The Mark

Gerald Peters

Butler

Steve Vinovich

Party Guest (as Stephen Vinovich)

Robert Jaffe

Party Guest

Kevin O'Neal

Party Guest

Kenneth Wolger

1st Hippie

Amando De Vincenzo

Priest (as Father Amando De Vincenzo)

John Barclay

Garden Party Man (uncredited)

Louis Fitch

Librarian (uncredited)

Chris Forbes

Bikini Waitress (uncredited)

Hiroyasu Fujishima

Aikido Master (uncredited)

Alan Gibbs

1st Bodyguard (uncredited)

Linda Grant

Bathtub Girl (uncredited)

Hank Hamilton

Kori (uncredited)

Michael Hinn

Rifle Range Attendant (uncredited)

Ernie F. Orsatti

Chickin Lickin' Driver (uncredited)

Frank Orsatti

2nd Bodyguard (uncredited)

J.N. Roberts

Gang Leader (uncredited)

Sara Taft

Garden Party Woman (uncredited)

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Trivia

It was announced in the media on 7 May 2009 that a remake of this movie would be made starring Jason Statham in the Charles Bronson role.

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The closing scenes of this movie were shot in Italy, specifically Naples, Campania, Italy.

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Reportedly, publicity for this picture during theatrical release declared that this movie detonated the largest ever (at least at the time) controlled explosion in Los Angeles. Apparently, the explosion utilized five tanks of butane fuel and nine pounds of black powder. The object being blown up was a fifty-years old run-down skid-row hotel which was actually about the same age as the movie's star, Charles Bronson.

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Goofs

(at around 1 min): When Bishop is photographing using a telescope, the image should be upside down.

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After the driver of the Chicken Lickin truck gets out, the door closes. In the next shot, Steve is seen closing the same door.

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When Bishop pins up the papers that he gets in the special delivery, he puts the pin in the top middle of the paper. In the next shot, the papers are pinned in both the top left and right corners.

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Quotes

Arthur Bishop: [When Arthur is explaining to Steve about the rules in the martial art scene] They won't hit each other or one of them would dead and that's against the law.

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Arthur Bishop: [voiceover as Steve reads note] Steve, if you read this, it means I didn't make it back. It also means you've broken a filament controlling a 13-second delay trigger. End of game. Bang! You're dead.

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Steve McKenna: You do this for money?

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