De la part des copains (1970)

Director:

Terence Young

Writers:

Dorothea Bennett (writer)
Jo Eisinger (writer)

Release Date:

June 1974 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller | Drama

Tagline:

Bronson and Mason play a high stakes game of cat and mouse . . . and only one man can walk away the winner [DVD Australia]

Plot:

A brutal drug trader takes his violent revenge after his wife is captured by a drug boss.

Plot Keywords:

Revenge | Gangster | Cabin | Child Molester | Crash

Cast

Charles Bronson	...	Joe Martin
Liv Ullmann	...	Fabienne Martin
James Mason	...	Captain Ross
Jill Ireland	...	Moira
Michel Constantin	...	Whitey
Luigi Pistilli	...	Fausto Gelardi
Yannick Delulle	...	Michèle Martin (as Yannick de Lulle)
Paul Bonifas	...	The doctor
Sabine Sun	...	The nurse
Roger Mailles	...	A poker player
Nathalie Varallo	...	Violet
Remo Mosconi	...	Marius
Dominique Crosland	...	The girl scout leader
Jean Topart	...	Katanga

Also Known As:

Cold Sweat (UK) (USA)
De vrienden laten groeten (Belgium: Flemish title)
From the Boys (International: English title) (informal literal title)
L'uomo dalle due ombre (Italy)

Runtime:

France:94 min | Norway:90 min (heavily cut) | USA:94 min

Country:

Italy | France | Belgium

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Iceland:16 | UK:15 | Australia:M | UK:A (1971) | UK:AA (1973 re-release) | West Germany:16 (nf) | Spain:13 | France:U | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1970) | Sweden:15 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Company:

Belgique Ciné

Trivia:

Italian censorship visa # 57627 delivered on 30-&-1971.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Fabienne takes ice cubicles out of fridge by one hand and holds the ice "vase" in another we can clearly see that ice amount isn't enough to feel even the half of the "vase". However in the next frame after dropping ice in the sink she walks out of the kitchen with the "vase" overfilled with ice cubicles.

Quotes:

Captain Ross: This is a stomach wound; stomach wounds bleed internally.
Katanga: I know what a stomach wound is!
Captain Ross: Do you know how many pints of blood a man has? He has ten pints, and mine's pumpin' out, slowly but steadily, at an estimated rate of four pints per hour. Therefore, in another hour, I will have lost consciousness and finally "check out."

Movie Connections:

References Une corde, un Colt... (1969)

Write-Off that Vacation to the South of France!

I watch movies for specific reasons. I don't always look for such things as a plot. What did I get out of "Cold Sweat"?

First, a reminder to mix business AND pleasure. The gentlemen who produced this could have filmed in New Jersey. Rather, they chose the south of France. Good choice! Beaulieau-sur-Mer in the south of France, as well as the lovely French countryside way down south.

Charles Bronson pumped up, as usual. It appears that he does a set of push-ups before every scene. He's cut, in a black T-Shirt for the whole film. And he's not in his famous revenge mode. Here, he calculates. And expresses himself, emotionally. See the quote section...

Terrance Young's direction. Yes, the early Bond-film director is at his bond-vivant! best, with rich panoramas and an eye for pretty things. I'll have another, garson.

Nice Airport and a really cool 1970 hair salon. Think Korova milk bar ala Clockwork Orange.

Old French cars from the late 60's. Those Citroens are cool. And that off-roading experience in that red sedan was hilarious. Also, the close-up of the bias-ply tire folding over...priceless.

Finally, attractive leading ladies.

If you can find this movie, watch it! I found my DVD at Fleet Farm coupled with another Bronson movie, "Chino" for the reasonable charge of $4.99.