Directed by Michael Winner Written by Brian Garfield   Wendell Mayes   Gerald Wilson   Michael Winner   Cast Charles Bronson ... Paul Kersey Hope Lange ... Joanna Kersey Vincent Gardenia ... Frank Ochoa Steven Keats ... Jack Toby William Redfield ... Sam Kreutzer Stuart Margolin ... Aimes Jainchill Stephen Elliott ... Police Commissioner Kathleen Tolan ... Carol Toby Jack Wallace ... Hank Fred J. Scollay ... District Attorney (as Fred Scollay) Chris Gampel ... Ives Robert Kya-Hill ... Joe Charles Edward Grover ... Lt. Briggs (as Ed Grover) Jeff Goldblum ... Freak #1 Christopher Logan ... Freak #2 Gregory Rozakis ... Spraycan Floyd Levine ... Desk Sergeant Helen Martin ... Alma Lee Brown Hank Garrett ... Andrew McCabe Christopher Guest ... Patrolman Reilly Marcia Jean Kurtz ... Receptionist (as Marcia Jean-Kurtz) Uncredited Cast Ken Ackles ... Mugger in Park #1 Marshall Anker ... Mourner at funeral John G. Becher ... Subway Station Mugger #1 Robyn Blythe ... Woman in Chicago William Bogert ... Fred Brown Bruce Brown ... Newsman Robert Dahdah ... Man on Street Paul Dooley ... Cop at Hospital Olympia Dukakis ... Cop at the Precinct Starletta DuPois ... Lady at Police Station Art Evans ... Police Officer at Precinct Hector Freeman ... Mugger on Street Larry Gilman ... Man in Park Beverly Goodman ... Little Bo-Peep Trent Gough ... Crime Scene Photojournalist Carson Grant ... Street Gang and Police Officer John Herzfeld ... Train Mugger #2 Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs ... Mugger in Park #2 Eric Laneuville ... Subway Station Mugger #2 Damien Leake ... Alley Mugger #2 Al Lewis ... Guard at Hotel Lobby Sonia Manzano ... Grocery Clerk Robert Miano ... Mugger Jay Rasumny ... Architect in Office S. Pearl Sharp ... Reporter Lee Steele ... Office Security Guard B.T. Taylor ... Mugger Produced by Dino De Laurentiis   Hal Landers   Bobby Roberts   Michael Winner   Original Music by Herbie Hancock

Additional Info Premiere: July 24, 1974 DVD Release: January 16, 2001 Blu-ray Release: February 04, 2014 Countries: Distributor: Paramount Studios Websites: Production Companies Dino De Laurentiis Landers-Roberts Productions Scimitar Films Distributors Paramount Pictures   (1974) (United States) (theatrical) Paramount Home Entertainment   (1980) (United States) (VHS) Paramount Home Entertainment   (1981) (United States) (LaserDisc) (video) RCA Selectavision Videodiscs   (1981) (United States) (CED VideoDisc) (video) Paramount Home Entertainment   (2001) (United States) (DVD) Warner Home Video   (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray) Filming Locations 2 Park Avenue, Murray Hill, East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA   (Paul Kersey's architect's office) 240 Centre St, Nolita, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA   (police commissioner press conference at NYPD HQ, closed) 33 Riverside Dr, Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA   (Paul Kersey's apartment) Arizona, USA Bear Down Gym, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA   (basement firing range) Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, New York, USA Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA Central Savings Bank, 2100 Broadway, New York City, New York, USA   (Bank where Paul Kersey gets two rolls of quarters to place in a sock.) Chicago, Illinois, USA Columbus Circle Subway, Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA Grand Central Terminal, 42nd Street and Park Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA   (interior used for the Chicago Union Station where Paul arrives) Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA Mill Neck Manor, Mill Neck, Long Island, New York, USA Mill Neck, Long Island, New York, USA   (The Long Island Rail Road station Paul and Jack arrive at after leaving Carol at the asylum) Murray Hill, East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA New York City, New York, USA New York, USA Old Tucson - 201 S. Kinney Road, Tucson, Arizona, USA   (Western theme park) Old Tucson - 201 S. Kinney Road, Tucson, Arizona, USA   (western inspiration) Pasadena, California, USA Queens Blvd between 36th Street and 35th St, Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, USA   (Opening credits - Paul and Joanna Kersey's cab stuck in traffic next to elevated railway with the Aviation High School in the background) Queensboro Bridge, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA   (opening credits) Riverside Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA   (first mugger for the vigilante, movie poster: last three muggers in stairs, N of Grant's Tomb, W of Riverside Dr split) Roxy Diner - 694 8th Ave, Midtown, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA   (Act 4 Coffee Shop) Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA Tucson International Airport, Tucson, Arizona, USA Tucson Mountain Park Shooting Range, Tucson, Arizona, USA Turtle Bay, Kahuku, Oahu, Hawaii, USA   (opening: beach) TWA Terminal, JFK International Airport, Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, USA   (Paul meets with Jack here at airport.) Union Station - Canal St. & Jackson Blvd., Near West Side, Chicago, Illinois, USA W 75th St & Broadway, Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA   (D'Agostino Supermarket, NW corner, closed, Joanna & Carol walking, SW corner) Wolfgang's Steakhouse, 4 Park Avenue, New York, USA   (interiors) (The former Della Robbia Room of the Vanderbilt Hotel. Diners in restaurant watching televised Police Commissioner's Conference.) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.9 / 10 Our Rating 6.9 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 6.9 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #2,613 / 20,886 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 3 total ratings Almost Perfect 6 total ratings Average 2 total ratings Site Ranking #2,609 Ravenous (1999) #2,610 The Forever Purge (2021) #2,611 White Boy Rick (2018) #2,612 Searching For Bobby Fischer (1993) #2,613 Death Wish (1974) #2,614 Lovelace (2013) #2,615 The Vanishing (1988) #2,616 Cube Zero (2004) #2,617 Bachelor Party (1984)