Ein Mann geht über Leichen (1973)

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Ein Mann geht über Leichen: Directed by Michael Winner. With Charles Bronson, Martin Balsam, Jack Colvin, Paul Koslo. A top New York detective is sent to Los Angeles where he must solve a case involving an old Sicilian Mafia family feud.

“Michael Winner has directed the great Charles Bronson in several films, all of which can be described shortly as u0026#39;bad-assu0026#39;. Their collaborations include some truly great films including the 1974 vigilante masterpiece u0026quot;Death Wishu0026quot; and the hard-boiled Western u0026quot;Chatou0026#39;s Landu0026quot; (1972). All the films that the actor/director team Bronson/Winner made together are highly entertaining, and while u0026quot;The Stone Killeru0026quot; certainly isnu0026#39;t one of their best collaborations (in fact, its arguably their weakest besides the hugely fun but very silly u0026quot;Death Wish 3u0026quot;) it is definitely another testosterone-driven flick that will not leave my fellow Bronson-fans bored.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBronson stars as Lou Torrey, a tough New York detective who gets transferred to LA. Soon after arriving in LA, hints lead Torrey to a Mafia-Donu0026#39;s plot to use Vietnam Veterans as assassins… My fellow reviewers seem to either love or hate this film, the division being between Bronson fans and non-Bronson fans. As a huge fan of Charles Bronson, I tend to be on the u0026#39;love itu0026#39; side, though, as mentioned above, it is nowhere near one of the most interesting flicks of his. It pales in comparison to other Bronson/Winner Vehicles such as the first two u0026quot;Death Wishu0026quot; films, u0026quot;Chatou0026#39;s Landu0026quot; or u0026quot;The Mechanicu0026quot;, but then, these are all great 70s cult favorites, and while u0026quot;The Stone Killeru0026quot; is, in my opinion not quite as good, it is still a decent enough film that promises action and bad-assery. Bronson is his great self once again. To me personally, the manu0026#39;s presence alone makes it impossible for a film not to be at least entertaining. Apart from Bronson, the film features another truly great cult-actor, the magnificent Martin Balsam, who plays the role of a mob boss. Michael Winner has been unfairly scorned by critics throughout his career. Fact is, that the man is actually an outstanding director of gritty cult-cinema, who has been successful in any genre he has worked in, be it Action/Thriller (u0026quot;Death Wishu0026quot;, u0026quot;The Mechanicu0026quot;), Western (u0026quot;Chatou0026#39;s Landu0026quot;, u0026quot;Lawmanu0026quot;) or supernatural Horror (u0026quot;The Sentinelu0026quot;). Some folks only seem to be satisfied when they can claim intellectual superiority over other peopleu0026#39;s work. Some people seem to complain about this filmu0026#39;s lacking depth and not bringing up any ideas. I wonder what these folks expect. This is a Bronson flick: Itu0026#39;s meant to be hard-hitting, bad-ass entertainment, not melodramatic drivel. u0026quot;The Stone Killeru0026quot; features Bronson, loads of action and is filmed in typically stylish 70s style. What else could one ask for? Recommended to all my fellow Bronson fans.”

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