Death Wish 3

"He's back in New York bringing justice to the streets..."

1985 1h 30m EN

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Synopsis

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Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey arrives back in New York City and is forcibly recruited by a crooked police chief to fight street crime caused by a large gang terrorizing the neighborhoods.

“He's back in New York bringing justice to the streets...”

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Cast

Charles Bronson
Paul Kersey
Deborah Raffin
Kathryn Davis
Ed Lauter
Insp. Richard S. Shriker
Martin Balsam
Bennett Cross
Gavan O'Herlihy
Manny Fraker
Kirk Taylor
Giggler
Alex Winter
Hermosa
Tony Spiridakis
Angel

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Winner
Writers: Don Jakoby
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Death Wish Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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200+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael Winner, shot by John Stanier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jimmy Page. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Michael Winner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Charles Bronson and Deborah Raffin and Ed Lauter carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Michael Winner directs. John Stanier behind the camera. Jimmy Page scores. Michael Winner cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
241 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Death Wish Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4200+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Michael Winner, shot by John Stanier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Jimmy Page. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Michael Winner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Charles Bronson and Deborah Raffin and Ed Lauter carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "He's back in New York bringing justice to the streets...".
10IMDB entry: tt0089003 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 13 themes, including "police", "gangster", "rocket launcher", "anti hero".

The technical file

Cinematography: John Stanier
Original score: Jimmy Page
Editing: Michael Winner
Production design: Peter Mullins
Makeup / hair: Richard Mills
Sound: Hugh Strain
Stunt coordinator: Marc Boyle
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $9,000,000
Box office: $16,116,878
Return: 179% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Death Wish 3 (1985)

Part of

Death Wish Collection

Five films about Paul Kersey, an architect with no luck whatsoever. First His wife is murdered when their apartment is broken into, 8 years later his mentally ill daughter is raped and murdered. After all this Kersey is never the same and ends up taking on the drug lords and various criminals of the world.