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Mestaritappaja

Original title: The Mechanic
  • 19721972
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
14K
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Charles Bronson in Mestaritappaja (1972)
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An aging hitman befriends a young man who wants to be a professional killer. Eventually it becomes clear that someone has betrayed them.An aging hitman befriends a young man who wants to be a professional killer. Eventually it becomes clear that someone has betrayed them.An aging hitman befriends a young man who wants to be a professional killer. Eventually it becomes clear that someone has betrayed them.

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    • Michael Winner
    • Lewis John Carlino(screenplay)
    • Monte Hellman(pre-script writer for several weeks)
  • Stars
    • Charles Bronson
    • Jan-Michael Vincent
    • Keenan Wynn
    • Michael Winner
    • Lewis John Carlino(screenplay)
    • Monte Hellman(pre-script writer for several weeks)
  • Stars
    • Charles Bronson
    • Jan-Michael Vincent
    • Keenan Wynn
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    • 105User reviews
    • 76Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
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  • Videos1

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    Charles Bronson and Jan-Michael Vincent in Mestaritappaja (1972)
    Charles Bronson in Mestaritappaja (1972)
    Charles Bronson in Mestaritappaja (1972)
    Charles Bronson and Jan-Michael Vincent in Mestaritappaja (1972)
    Charles Bronson and Jan-Michael Vincent in Mestaritappaja (1972)
    Charles Bronson in Mestaritappaja (1972)
    Jan-Michael Vincent in Mestaritappaja (1972)
    Charles Bronson in Mestaritappaja (1972)
    Jan-Michael Vincent in Mestaritappaja (1972)
    Charles Bronson in Mestaritappaja (1972)
    Charles Bronson in Mestaritappaja (1972)
    Charles Bronson in Mestaritappaja (1972)

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    Charles Bronson
    Charles Bronson
    • Arthur Bishop
    Jan-Michael Vincent
    Jan-Michael Vincent
    • Steve McKenna
    Keenan Wynn
    Keenan Wynn
    • Harry McKenna
    Jill Ireland
    Jill Ireland
    • The Girl
    Linda Ridgeway
    • Louise, Steve McKenna's Girlfriend
    Frank DeKova
    Frank DeKova
    • The Man
    • (as Frank De Kova)
    James Davidson
    James Davidson
    • Intern
    Lindsay Crosby
    Lindsay Crosby
    • Policeman
    • (as Lindsay H. Crosby)
    Steve Cory
    • Messenger
    Tak Kubota
    • Yamoto
    • (as Takayuki Kubota)
    Patrick O'Moore
    Patrick O'Moore
    • Old Man
    Martin Gordon
    • American Tourist
    Celeste Yarnall
    Celeste Yarnall
    • The Mark's Girl
    Athena Lorde
    • Old Woman
    Alison Rose
    • Young Girl
    Howard Morton
    • Car Polish Man
    Enzo Fiermonte
    Enzo Fiermonte
    • The Mark
    Gerald Peters
    • Butler
      • Michael Winner
      • Lewis John Carlino(screenplay) (story)
      • Monte Hellman(pre-script writer for several weeks) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      This picture is notable for a motorcycle stunt where a motorbike rider, at the end of a long chase, rides his bike off a 200 foot cliff. Husqvarna motorcycles were specially adapted to film the chase hitting speeds of nearly 110 miles per hour while filming on location at Indian Dunes, Newhall, California.
    • Goofs
      The Fiat car used by the Mechanic in the case in Naples area is blown up. However the car is used again a few minutes later. Not only is the registration plate the same, it still has only one brake light working.
    • Quotes

      Steve McKenna: You do this for money?

      Arthur Bishop: Money is paid, but that's not the motive. It has to do with standing outside of it all, on your own.

    • Alternate versions
      The 1988 UK Warner video release was cut by 7 secs by the BBFC to remove closeup shots of a lock picking. The cuts were restored in the 2004 MGM DVD.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Clock (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      String Quartet Op.18 No.6 (2nd Movement)
      Written by Ludwig van Beethoven

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    7/10
    Murder Is Only Killing without a License
    The forty-two year old hit-man Arthur Bishop (Charles Bronson) is frequently hired to kill without a trace and he carefully studies the profiles of his victims to find the perfect and clean way to execute them.

    When he is hired to kill "Big" Harry McKenna (Keenan Wynn), who was a former friend of his father, Arthur meets his son Steve McKenna (Jan- Michael Vincent) asking money to Harry at home. Later in Harry's funeral, Steve asks for a ride to Arthur and they become very close. Arthur finds potential in the twenty-four year old Steve to become a professional killer and he invites the youngster to form a partnership with him. However his attitude displeases the Powers that Be and Arthur is sent to Naples to kill a mobster. Arthur finds a file about him in a drawer at Steve's house but he invites Steve to travel with him to Italy. Sooner they learn that someone wants them to see Naples and die.

    "The Mechanic" is an engaging film by Michael Winner with another great performance of Charles Bronson in the role of a "mechanic", meaning a hired hit-man that kills his victims without leaving a trace. One of the best lines in this film is when he tells to Steve that murder is only killing without a license. Jan-Michael Vincent has one of his best performances in the role of a youngster that believe that he has learned how to lure an experienced man. My vote is seven.

    Title (Brazil): "Assassino a Preço Fixo" ("Killer at a Fixed Price")
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    • Release date
      • December 15, 1972 (Finland)
      • United States
      • MGM
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • 1235 Sierra Alta Way, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Chartoff-Winkler Productions
      • Carlino Productions
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    • 1 hour 40 minutes
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