![]() ![]() The pacing may cause some viewers to fidget, as it's very deliberate most of the time. The camera work is first rate, as is the use of various locations. ![]() A climactic elevator ride similarly plays out almost without sound. One can hardly fail to notice that the opening set piece plays out wordlessly, with no actors speaking until about 12 minutes along. But Sollima does an excellent job at crafting the action. This twist laden script, with six people in total credited for the story and screenplay (including Lina Wertmuller and director Sergio Sollima), has the potential to confuse the viewer, especially as it doesn't always exist in one time frame. The excellent international cast also includes Michel Constantin as Killain, Umberto Orsini as Steve, and Ray Saunders as one of Jeffs' cell mates. Female lead Jill Ireland is less satisfactory (but looks amazing), but she's not bad as this scheming, conniving person. Adding a shot in the arm is Telly Savalas, appearing around the one hour mark, as a slick, rich gangster, Al Weber. When attempts are made on his life, Jeff makes it his mission to get revenge on the old "friend" and current flame who tried to eliminate him. But his associates will have NONE of that, and spend a lot of time trying to set him up and take him out. Bronson plays Jeff Heston, a professional hit man who wants to leave that line of work behind him. Charles Bronson is at his coolest and most bad ass in this entertaining Italian crime flick. ![]()
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