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Verdanken, the mercenary, is using the Swedish 9mm SMG m/45 as his main weapon.
Notable for being the first movie made for HBO.
Widely considered to be a rarely seen cult classic which addressed the high crime of New York City, Vietnam Veteran issues, political expediency, and the often senseless cruelty in modern society.
The screenplay is credited to Lyle Gorch who was a character played by Warren Oates in "The Wild Bunch." Industry publications at the time of the films production list Larry Brothers as the author of the screenplay.
Despite all the violence depicted in this movie, only three people actually die. Two by gunfire, one by suicide.
The assault rifle Mitch uses for the most part of the movie is the Soviet-made AK47.