That Man Bolt (1973)

Directors:

Henry Levin
David Lowell Rich

Writers:

Charles Eric Johnson (story)
Ranald MacDougall ...
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Release Date:

December 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

He's "Bonded"!

Plot:

To take a briefcase from Hong Kong to Mexico City, via Los Angeles, is it necessary to call on that man - Bolt? With the number of dangerous spies and gangsters who are after that briefcase, maybe Jefferson Bolt is not enough. |

Plot Keywords:

Nudity | Courier | Martial Arts | Nude Woman Murdered | Revenge

Cast

Fred Williamson	...	Jefferson Bolt
Byron Webster	...	Griffiths
Miko Mayama	...	Moninique Kuan
Teresa Graves	...	Samantha Nightingale
Masatoshi Nakamura	...	Kumada
John Orchard	...	Carter
Jack Ging	...	Connie Mellis
Ken Kazama	...	Spider
Vassili Lambrinos	...	Raoul De Vargas
Paul Mantee	...	Mickey
David Chow	...	Chinese Thug
Mike Stone	...	Karate Fighter
Emil Farkas	...	Karate Fighter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bobby Canavarro
Nick Dimitri	...	Syndicate Hood (uncredited)
Patrick Wright	...	Security Guard (uncredited)

Directed by
Henry Levin
David Lowell Rich

Writing credits
Charles Eric Johnson		(story) (as Charles Johnson)
Ranald MacDougall		(as Quentin Werty) and
Charles Eric Johnson		screenplay (as Charles Johnson)

Produced by
Philip Hazelton	....	associate producer (as Phillip Hazelton)
Bernard Schwartz	....	producer

Original Music by
Charles Bernstein

Cinematography by
Gerald Perry Finnerman		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Carl Pingitore
Robert F. Shugrue

Art Direction by
Alexander Golitzen

Set Decoration by
Chester L. Bayhi		(as Chester R. Bayhi)

Production Management
Joseph C. Cavalier	....	unit production manager (as Joe Cavalier)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Phil Bowles	....	first assistant director
Albert Shepard	....	second assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department
George Fredrick	....	sound editor
Melvin M. Metcalfe Sr.	....	sound

Visual Effects by
Albert Whitlock	....	special photographic effects

Stunts
Erik Cord	....	stunt coordinator
Nick Dimitri	....	stunts (uncredited)
Emil Farkas	....	stunts (uncredited)
Larry Holt	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bob Minor	....	stunts (uncredited)
Brandon Pender	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bill Saito	....	stunts (uncredited)
Mike Stone	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel	....	stunts (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (1973) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1979) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Consorcio Ibérico Cinematográfico (CIC) (Spain)
• Consorcio Ibérico Cinematográfico (CIC) (UK)
• Sonoro Filme (1974) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1989) (Greece) (VHS)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

103 min | UK:102 min (cut version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Finland:(Banned) (1974) | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1974) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:X | USA:R | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Finland:(Banned) (1979)

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company:

Universal Pictures

Great Blaxploitation - Jefferson Bolt sounds a little bit like...

Exactly that is what you get. A somehow black version of James Bond. Blaxploitation star Fred Williamson does a good job, fast story lines and a lot of action. Clearly as meaningless and senseless as in a James Bond movie but I enjoyed it a lot since I am also a bigtime fan of the whole genre. He even uses some special gadgets and travels around the world - of course not to forget - he gets the hot chicks. One of his best one liner - if he just finished some part of his job "charming". Of course not a shaft, coffy or foxy brown but a really nice second line blaxploitation flic. The addition of some martial arts shows also the KungFu heyday - of course not too professional but enjoyable.