Death Hunt Movie

Death Hunt
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Run Time: 96 min
MPAA Rating: R
Released: 1981
Directors: Peter Hunt
Genre/Type: Action
Drama
Crime
Chase Movie
Producers: Murray Shostak
Plot Synopsis by John Bush
Set in the '30s, Mountie Millen (Lee Marvin) is assigned to track down accused murderer Johnson (Charles Bronson), who has escaped in the high passes of the Canadian Rockies. Johnson, a trapper, has extensive knowledge of wilderness living, but Millen has the resources of the Canadian police at his beck and call.

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Cast

Actors Character Born
Charles Bronson Johnson Nov 3, 1921 in Ehrenfield, PA
Lee Marvin Millen Feb 19, 1924 in New York City, NY
Andrew Stevens Alvin Jun 10, 1955 in Memphis, TN
Carl Weathers Sundog Jan 14, 1948 in New Orleans, LA
Ed Lauter Hasel Oct 30, 1940 in Long Beach, NY
Scott Hylands Pilot
Angie Dickinson Vanessa Sep 30, 1931 in Kulm, ND
William Sanderson Ned Warren Jan 10, 1948 in Memphis, TN
Jon Cedar Hawkins
James O'Connell Hurley
Len Lesser Lewis
Maury Chaykin Clarence Jul 27, 1949 in Brooklyn, NY
August Schellenberg Deak
Maurice Kowalewski Charlie Rat
Sean McCann News Reporter
Henry Beckman Lusk
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Review by Donald Guarisco
Death Hunt is an entertaining if rather familiar throwback to the days of classic action cinema. The "unjustly accused outlaw versus grizzled lawman" plotline won't win any prizes for originality but, it is solidly constructed and spiced up with plenty of amusing tough-guy banter by writers Michael Grais and Mark Victor. Better yet, it gives Lee Marvin and Charles Bronson plenty of room to strut their stuff: although the two only share one brief scene together, they anchor the film with their tough, no-nonsense charisma. Their work is ably supported by an array of excellent character actors, with the best turns by Carl Weathers as Marvin's trash-talking fellow mountie and Ed Lauter as the hateful, sadistic trapper who starts the whole mess by angering Bronson. Finally, and most importantly, director Peter Hunt directs with economy and skill, adding plenty of punch to the action and making excellent use of the snowy, scenic Yukon location. In short, Death Huntis a solid pick for action buffs, especially fans of Bronson and Marvin.
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