“The best script I’ve got is ‘Death Wish’. Charles Bronson and I wanted to make another film together, and we’re discussing further projects. Michael Winner claims to have had this conversation with Bronson following the completion of the 1973 film, The Stone Killer. Was there any doubt? Well, maybe The Dirty Dozen. The others being The Mechanic, The Stone Killer and the first three films of the Death Wish series. Previously featured so have a look at my spotlight on the first film of six Bronson would make with director Michael Winner. Long before Rambo led a posse into his own back yard, Bronson, as the Apache warrior, Chato, did it first. By the time Vera Cruz was released to theaters, he’d already changed his name to Bronson and had costarred opposite Alan Ladd in 1954’s Drum Beat scoring some great reviews for himself as the chief heavy, Captain Jack.Ĭ is for …. The final release using Buchinsky came in 1954, the western adventure Vera Cruz. Others like House of Wax and Miss Sadie Thompson had him billed below the title and mixed in with the rest of the cast. He’d appear in 20 films using the name Buchinsky. Following WW2 the youngster found his way to Hollywood under his birthname. Charles Dennis Buchinsky was born November 3, 1921. Aldrich passed away in December of 1983.ī is for …. Among Aldrich’s many fine films you’ll find Kiss Me Deadly, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, The Flight of the Phoenix and Emperor of the North. Aldrich was in line to direct 1981’s Death Hunt but his participation fell through leaving Peter Hunt to take over as director. Our leading man would go on to appear in Vera Cruz (1954), the Rat Pack western 4 For Texas (1963) and most importantly the box office smash, The Dirty Dozen in 1967 under Aldrich’s direction.
Billed 4th below Burt, Jean Peters and John McIntire, the film represented Bronson’s first with director Robert Aldrich. Released in 1954, Apache, starred Burt Lancaster in the title role and cast Bronson as the lead Apache scout working for the military in the manhunt for Lancaster. Have a look and enjoy some of the facts and trivia I’ve selected to share. To celebrate the 100th birthday of the screen’s most famous vigilante, I’ve squeezed as many topics as I could into this latest addition of From A to Z. As a collector of films on home video, I’ve amassed his entire film catalogue from 1951 onward aside from one early bit (1952’s Torpedo Alley) and as many of his early television appearances as I can locate. Movie Posters? Yeah most every one of his North American release posters are here in the vault at Mike’s Take.
I guess we all have a favorite when it comes to movie stars and growing up in the 70’s and 80’s, Charles Bronson was and remains my go to answer when asked to name my favorite film star.
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