Charles Bronson
Actor
Films to Rent
- Apache (1954)
- Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Jean Peters, John McIntire…
- Although now dated in it's treatment of the subject – like casting the blue–eyed Lancaster as an Apache Indian – at the time this…
- Drum Beat (1954)
- Dir. Delmer Daves
Feat. Alan Ladd, Audrey Dalton, Marisa Pavan…
- Fine western with Indian fighter Ladd sent by President Grant to negotiate a treaty with the Medoc Tribe. Charles Bronson's first major role.
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) (1955-1962)
- Dir. Alfred Hitchcock, various
Feat. Vera Miles, Ralph Meeker, John Forsythe…
- Pre–dating THE TWILIGHT ZONE by some years, the Master of Suspense created this iconic television series featuring self–contained tales…
- Run of the Arrow (1957)
- Dir. Samuel Fuller
Feat. Rod Steiger, Brian Keith, Charles Bronson…
- Technicolour western set in the aftermath of the American Civil War, with Confederate veteran Rod Steiger going rogue and joining the Sioux, but…
- Machine Gun Kelly (1958)
- Dir. Roger Corman
Feat. Charles Bronson, Susan Cabot
- A baby–faced Bronson gives an exciting edge to this superior B–movie biopic, based around the criminal career of the Depression–era…
- Magnificent Seven, The (1960)
- Dir. John Sturges
Feat. Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson…
- Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen and Charles Bronson head other famous faces–to–be in this popular remake of Kurosawa's THE SEVEN SAMURAI.
- Kid Galahad (1962)
- Dir. Phil Karlson
Feat. Elvis Presley, Charles Bronson, Joan Blackman…
- Musical remake sees Elvis enter the ring as an upstart boxer under the tutelage of grizzly Charles Bronson, who's not about to put the champ in…
- Great Escape, The (1963)
- Dir. John Sturges
Feat. Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough…
- McQueen heads a star–studded international cast in this superb drama based on a true account of an escape from a German POW camp by a group of…
- 4 For Texas (Four for Texas) (1963)
- Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Ursula Andress…
- Frivolous comedy–western in which "Rat Pack–ers" Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin play friendly rivals who each make a bid for a waterfront…
- Battle of the Bulge (1965)
- Dir. Ken Annakin
Feat. Henry Fonda, Robert Shaw, Robert Ryan…
- Admirable and far from simplistic recreation of the Nazi's WW2 counter–offensive in the Ardennes in 1944, which led to a series of bitter…
- This Property is Condemned (1966)
- Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Robert Redford, Natalie Wood, Charles Bronson…
- A splendid Tennessee William's adaptation, where Redford plays a Railroad company official sent to close down a yard in a Southern small town during…
- Dirty Dozen, The (1967)
- Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson…
- A group of hardened criminals redeem themselves when recruited for a suicide mission during World War 2. An exciting adventure classic.
- Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
- Dir. Sergio Leone
Feat. Henry Fonda, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards Jr.…
- A 13–minute credit sequence opens this riveting frontier saga, arguably the finest film of the genre. Charles Bronson steps in to Clint…
- Farewell, Friend (Honor Among Thieves) (1968)
- Dir. Jean Herman
Feat. Alain Delon, Charles Bronson
- Dependable French caper, centered on an elaborate heist, with warhorses Branson and Delon thick as thieves in vying to crack the same high security…
- Villa Rides (1968)
- Dir. Buzz Kulik
Feat. Yul Brynner, Robert Mitchum, Herbert Lom…
- Violent western set during the Mexican revolution, with Robert Mitchum playing a corrupt Texas gunrunner and pilot who joins Pancho Villa (Yul…
- Cold Sweat (De La Part Des Copains) (1970)
- Dir. Terence Young
Feat. Charles Bronson, Liv Ullmann, James Mason
- Tight Charles Bronson vehicle see the tough guy play a retired convict who lives with his wife and daughter in the idyllic French Rivera, until some…
- Lola (Twinky, London Affair) (1970)
- Dir. Richard Donner
Feat. Charles Bronson, Susan George
- Comedy drama following the relationship between a 38 year old American man who writes pornographic novels and the 16 year old girl he falls in love…
- Rider on the Rain (Le passager de la pluie) (1970)
- Dir. Rene Clement
Feat. Marlène Jobert, Annie Cordy, Charles Bronson
- Stylish psychosexual French mystery thriller in obvious homage to Hitchcock, with Charles Bronson playing a US Army colonel hunting down an escaped…
- Red Sun (1971)
- Dir. Terence Young
Feat. Charles Bronson, Ursula Andress, Toshiro Mifune…
- Exotic western with samurai elements that boasts an international cast. The plot involves a munhunt to retrieve a ceremonial Japanese sword from a…
- Mechanic, The (1972)
- Dir. Michael Winner
Feat. Charles Bronson, Jan-Michael Vincent, Jill Ireland…
- Charles Bronson broods away as an ageing hitman (or 'mechanic') who takes on a apprentice (Vincent). Although none–too–distinguished this…
- Chato's Land (1972)
- Dir. Michael Winner
Feat. Charles Bronson, Jack Palance, James Whitmore…
- DEATH WISH in the desert with Bronson picking off rednecks in revenge for his wife's rape and murder. Michael Winner brings his customary…
- Chino (1973)
- Dir. John Sturges, Duilio Coletti
Feat. Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Marcel Bozzuffi…
- Downbeat western casts a melancholic eye on the plight of a half Indian horse breeder and his struggles in face of racist townsfolk.
Almost a…
- Stone Killer, The (1973)
- Dir. Michael Winner
Feat. Charles Bronson, Martin Balsam, Jack Colvin…
- Charles Bronson and director Michael Winner duet for this pre–DEATH WISH actioner about a disgraced NYC cop who joins the L.A.P.D. where he…
- Death Wish (1974)
- Dir. Michael Winner
Feat. Charles Bronson
- Charles Bronson became a household name in the role of a New York businessman who takes the law into his own hands after his wife and daughter are…
- Mr. Majestyk (1974)
- Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Charles Bronson, Lee Purcell
- One of Charles Bronson's better thrillers, starring as a Colorado melon–farmer fighting both a wrongful conviction and the Mob. Contains some…
- Hard Times (Street Fighter) (1975)
- Dir. Walter Hill
Feat. Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Jill Ireland…
- During the Great Depression Charles Bronson fights economic gloom with his fists in this invigorating punch–fest from the action ace Walter…
- Breakheart Pass (1975)
- Dir. Tom Gries
Feat. Charles Bronson, Ben Johnson, Richard Crenna…
- Charles Bronson plays a prisoner being transported on a train with a small U.S. army unit and medical supplies through the Rocky mountains. The…
- Breakout (1975)
- Dir. Tom Gries
Feat. Charles Bronson, Robert Duvall, Jill Ireland…
- Action–adventure vehicle for Charles Bronson, giving the furrow–browed actor a more lighthearted role as a bush pilot who is hired for…
- St. Ives (1976)
- Dir. J. Lee Thompson
Feat. Charles Bronson, John Houseman, Jacqueline Bisset…
- Enjoyable riff on 1940s private–eye noir (especially THE MALTESE FALCON), in which a wouldbe novelist–gumshoe (Bronson) gets way out of…
- Telefon (1977)
- Dir. Don Siegel
Feat. Charles Bronson
- Espionage thriller with Bronson as Russian agent sent to stop a crazy defector from triggering hypnotised saboteurs in the US.