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• Death Wish 1-5 Blu Ray Box Set | Blu Ray | (12/11/2018) from £29.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  All five films in the series starring Charles Bronson as a vigilante out for revenge. In 'Death Wish' (1974) mild-mannered New York architect Paul Kersey (Bronson) takes the law into his own hands after his wife is murdered and his daughter raped by a gang of thugs. Jeff Goldblum makes his big-screen debut as one of the unfortunate muggers. In 'Death Wish 2' (1981), after the suicide of his daughter in response to another violent attack, Kersey returns to the streets to deal out revenge to her assailants on a one by one basis. 'Death Wish 3' (1985) sees Kersey, still distraught at the loss of his family, take his rage out on street gangs with weapons including sub-machine guns and missile launchers. In 'Death Wish 4 - The Crackdown' (1987) the death of his girlfriend's daughter from an overdose makes Kersey determined to wipe out L.A.'s drug dealers. Finally, in 'Death Wish 5 - The Face of Death' (1993) the harassment of Kersey's girlfriend Livia (Lesley-Anne Down) by her ex-husband, O'Shea (Michael Parks), a Mafia boss using her business to launder money, forces Kersey back towards the gun cupboard one final time.

• Hard Times (1975) | Blu Ray | (24/04/2017) from £13.25   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Walter Hill's colourful directorial debut has quite a cult following for its toughness and violence, and it may well be his best film. Charles Bronson plays a silent street fighter in 1930s New Orleans, managed by the cool James Coburn. Jill Ireland, Strother Martin, and Michael McGuire co-star in this spare existential Depression dirge. It owes a lot to its noir origins that Hill adores so much, yet there's something very fresh and vital about its subject and approach. That's really what made so many of these films from the '70s so endearing. A bonus is the love and affection displayed by the real-life husband and wife team of Bronson and Ireland. --Bill Desowitz

• Death Wish 1-5 | DVD | (13/01/2014) from £21.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (36.38%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Death WishIn this explosive story of revenge and urban violence Charles Bronson plays Paul Kersey a bleeding-heart liberal who has a change of opinion after his wife and daughter are violently attacked by a gang of thugs in their apartment. His daughter is raped and his wife is raped and murdered. Bronson then turns vigilante as he stalks the mean streets of New York on the prowl for muggers hoodlums and the like. Death Wish is a violent controversial film that is frank and original in its treatment of urban crime and the average citizen's helplessness in dealing with it. Herbie Hancock wrote the musical score and Jeff Goldblum makes his big screen debut as one of the thugs. Death Wish 2Paul Kersey is trying to pick up the pieces of his life in Los Angeles California. His architectural business is successful he has a new girlfriend and although his daughter hasn't recovered from the trauma of her assault she's slowly becoming happier and learning to speak again. But peace is not destined to last and Kersey soon finds himself the victim of a petty crime when some street punks swipe his wallet but this is only a light premonition of things to come. Not satisfied with the wallets contents decides to escalate their crime to a home invasion. They break into Kersey's home and when he tries to retaliate Kersey is viciously beaten and his maid is kicked to death. The punks kidnap his daughter and bring her to their hideout where they rape her thereby causing her to commit suicide. Now Kersey has lost all faith in the justice system and offers no co-operation with local law enforcement. He has plans of his own for each of the thugs that assaulted his family...plans that include their premature deaths. The UK version is based on the unrated version but was censored approx. 3 mins. by the BBFC. Death Wish 3He's Judge Jury and Executioner! Paul Kersey doesn't seek out violence. It just seems to find him. But when it does... he's not about to back down! Charles Bronson brings out the heavy artillery in this gun-blazing no-holds-barred thriller! Road-worn and battle-weary Kersey longs to leave his fighting days behind him. But when he arrives in New York to visit an old friend he finds him brutally attacked and gasping for breath in a pool of blood! Now the silent avenger must wage war once more on the city's punks thugs and hoodlums. But this time he's brought a small arsenal of guns knives - and even a bazooka - to help him! Death Wish 4: The CrackdownArchitect/vigilante Paul Kersey takes on the members of a vicious Los Angeles drug cartel to stop the flow of drugs after his girlfriend's daughter dies from an overdose. Death Wish 5: The Face of DeathNew York's garment district has turns into Dodge City when mobster Tommy O'Shea muscles in on the fashion trade of his ex-wife Olivia Regent. Olivia is engaged to Paul Kersey who provides a sense of security for herself and her daughter Chelsea. Olivia isn't impressed when Tommy tortures her manager Big Al so Tommy hires an enforcer named Freddie Flakes who is a master of disguise. Freddie dons women's clothing to follow Olivia into a ladies' room where he smashes her face into a mirror causing permanent disfigurement. In the offices of D.A. Tony Hoyle and his associate Hector Vasquez Paul and Olivia vow to see to it that Tommy is prosecuted. Later Freddie and two of his men disguise themselves as cops infiltrate Olivia's apartment and shoot Olivia dead. Now Kersey is ready to take things into his own hands. Kersey follows Tommy's thug Chickie Paconi to the Paconi family bistro where Kersey kills Chickie by lacing his cannelloni with cyanide. Next Paul tricks Freddie out of his fortress-like home and blows him up with a rigged ball. After dispatching the corrupt Hector Vasquez with a gun concealed in a doll Kersey discovers that D.A. Hoyle is in cahoots with Tommy. Using Chelsea as bait Tommy lures Paul to Olivia's factory for a confrontation.

• The Mechanic | Blu Ray | (20/06/2022) from £12.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Arthur Bishop (Charles Bronson) is a mob hit man who operates in a world of his own... an uncompromising world where conventional rules of morality don't apply and where one wrong move could cost him his life! He's always worked alone but as age catches up with him, Bishop takes on a competent and ruthless apprentice (Jan-Michael Vincent) the son of a previous victim. Against the advice of his superiors, Bishop teaches him everything he knows and together they become an unmatchable team of globe-trotting killers...until the pupils ruthlessness puts him on a collision course with his teacher.

• Violent City | Blu Ray | (16/05/2022) from £17.73   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Starring Charles Bronson (ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST, DEATH WISH) and Telly Savalas (THE DIRTY DOZEN, HORROR EXPRESS) this early Italian Poliziotteschi movie directed by Sergio Sollima, blasts its way across the screen in a bloody crime thriller of revenge and retribution. After being framed for a murder following a bloody shoot out, assassin Jeff Heston is finally released from prison where he immediately sets about seeking the pair who betrayed him. However, when he refuses to accept an offer to join the gang which set him up in the first place, Heston finds himself murderously pursued through the streets of New Orleans. Like the spaghetti westerns from a few years earlier, Violent City places its protagonist against the mercy of a corrupt system in a violently entertaining story full of twists, turns and surprises. Product Features 3 Cuts of the Film, 4K Violent City 2K Italian Cut New The Family Version Audio Commentary by Paul Talbot Trailer Poss Mike Segal and or Bill Lustig interviews with Sergio Solima

• Breakheart Pass | DVD | (25/11/2002) from £7.63   |  Saving you £5.36 (70.25%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A train crossing the Rockies in 1873 is bringing relief to a diptheria-stricken fort when some unnatural deaths occur... Based on the book by Alistair MacLean.

• Breakout | DVD | (13/10/2003) from £7.50   |  Saving you £-1.51 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  American businessman Jay Wagner (Duvall) is being held in a Mexican prison having been framed for murder by his own father-in-law. But Jay's wife takes matters into her own hands hiring a maverick pilot named Nick (Bronson) to help Jay escape. Will the daring breakout attempt be successful? Or have Nick and Jay bitten more off than they can chew?

• The Valachi Papers (Standard Edition) | Blu Ray | (19/08/2024) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Based on the disclosures of mobster Joe Valachi, as recounted in Peter Maas' best-selling biography and at a sensational congressional hearing, The Valachi Papers tells the story of one man's brutal journey through the ranks of the Cosa Nostra, and a betrayal that would reveal the secrets of the Mob to the world. Terence Young (From Russia with Love) skilfully renders the clandestine world of violent gangsters in this stylish European co-production which benefits from thrilling action, a no-nonsense central portrayal from Charles Bronson (Breakout), and impressive ensemble performances from Lino Ventura (The Medusa Touch), Joseph Wiseman (The Garment Jungle) and Jill Ireland (The Valdez Horses). INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES High Definition remasterOriginal English and Italian mono soundtracksAudio commentary with film historian Paul Talbot, author of Bronson's Loose! The Making of the 'Death Wish' Films and Bronson's Loose Again!In the Make-up Room (2021, 18 mins): celebrated make-up artist Giannetto De Rossi recalls his time working on The Valachi PapersReviewing the Evidence (2021, 35 mins) screenwriter Stephen Geller shares personal anecdotes about the productionValachi: The Violent Era (1972, 7 mins): archival making-of documentary with on-set interviews with director Terence Young and actor Charles BronsonOn-set footage (1972, 2 mins): rare behind-the-scenes material capturing the filming of a key sceneThe Valachi Hearings (1963, 18 mins): archival broadcast footage from Joseph Valachi's original testimony to Senator John L McClellan's congressional committee on organised crimeUS theatrical trailerGerman theatrical trailerUS TV spotUS radio spotImage gallery: promotional and publicity materialsNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearingNewly translated English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack

• Chino | DVD | (04/06/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Set in 1880 in New Mexico. Chino an American of Indian/Mexican descent breaks horses on his smallholding. When a youth turns up one night seeking work he takes him in teaching the ropes. When Chino falls in love with the sister of Maral his wealthy Mexican rancher neighbour Maral will stop at nothing to ensure the two don't marry.

• Breakheart Pass | Blu Ray | (21/05/2018) from £10.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Eureka Entertainment to release BREAKHEART PASS, an exhilarating murder-mystery western starring Charles Bronson, for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK, in a Dual Format (Blu-ray & DVD) edition on 14 May 2018. An action-packed mystery western based on the best-selling novel by Alistair MacLean (The Guns of Navarone, Ice Station Zebra, Where Eagles Dare), Breakheart Pass throws open the throttle for runaway excitement! At the height of the frontier era, a locomotive races through the Rocky Mountains on a classified mission to a remote Army post. But one by one, the passengers are being murdered. Their only hope is John Deakin (Charles Bronson, Hard Times, The Magnificent Seven), a mysterious prisoner-in-transit who must fight for his life and the lives of everyone on the train as he uncovers a deadly secret that explodes in a torrent of shocking revelations, explosive brawls, and blazing gun battles. With a rousing score by Jerry Goldsmith and a powerful supporting cast that includes Ben Johnson (The Last Picture Show), Richard Crenna (First Blood) and Jill Ireland (Hard Times), Eureka Classics is proud to present Breakheart Pass for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK in a special Dual Format edition. Features: 1080p presentation of the film on Blu-ray, with a progressive encoding on the DVD Uncompressed LPCM audio (on the Blu-ray) Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing A new video interview with critic and author Kim Newman Original theatrical trailer

• The Mechanic | DVD | (03/05/2004) from £11.92   |  Saving you £1.07 (8.98%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Arthur Bishop (Bronson) is a mob hit man who operates in a world of his own an uncompromising world where conventional rules of morality don't apply and where one wrong move could cost him his life! He's always worked alone but as age catches up with him Bishop takes on a competent and ruthless apprentice (Jan-Michael Vincent) and teaches him everything he knows. Together they become an unmatchable team of globetrotting killers until the pupil's ruthlessness puts him on a colli

• The Valdez Horses (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (25/01/2021) from £15.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  One of several impressive westerns Charles Bronson made during his 1970s heyday, The Valdez Horses reunites the rugged star with celebrated director John Sturges, who he had previously collaborated with on the perennial classics The Magnificent Seven and The Great Escape. A surprisingly thoughtful film, The Valdez Horses sees Bronson play a half-breed rancher whose solitary life taming wild horses is upended when three people enter his life: a young runaway (Vincent Van Patten), a corrupt landowner (Marcel Bozzuffi, The French Connection), and his beautiful sister (Jill Ireland, Breakout, The Valachi Papers). Beautifully filmed in mountains of Almería, Spain, a quintessential Spaghetti Western location, Sturges' film contrasts fistfights and shootouts with considered characterisation and an unexpectedly melancholy tone. Extras High Definition remaster Original mono audio Two presentations of the film: with the original The Valdez Horses title sequence, and the alternative Italian title, Valdez, il mezzosangue Audio commentary with film historian Paul Talbot, author of Bronson's Loose! The Making of the ˜Death Wish' Films and Bronson's Loose Again! (2021) New interview with make-up artist Giannetto De Rossi (2021) New interview with uncredited screenwriter Stephen Geller (2021) Alternative titles and credits Original theatrical trailer TV Spot Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Roberto Curti, an archival on-set report with contributions from Charles Branson, Jill Ireland, and John Sturges; interview extracts from Bronson and Ireland, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits UK Premiere on Blu-ray Limited edition of 3,000 copies EXTRAS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

• Love & Bullets | DVD | (11/04/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Charles Bronson is out for revenge in this action drama. Jackie Pruit (Jill Ireland) is the girlfriend of notorious gangster Joe Bomposa (Rod Steiger). When it looks as if Jackie's life is being threatened by Bomposa's goons the FBI moves in to protect her in hopes that she'll have incriminating evidence that the Bureau can use against Bomposa in court. Veteran agent Charlie Congers (Bronson) is assigned to watch over Jackie and while it soon becomes obvious that she knows almost nothing about Bomposa that would be of any use to the FBI he also falls in love with her. However Bomposa decides that it would be a lot more convenient to have Jackie out of the way and he orders her to be executed. Bomposa's henchmen manage to slip through FBI security and murder her but now they have to answer to the angry and vengeful Congers.

• The Valachi Papers (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (25/01/2021) from £17.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Based on the disclosures of mobster Joe Valachi, as recounted in Peter Maas' best-selling biography and at a sensational congressional hearing, The Valachi Papers tells the story of one man's brutal journey through the ranks of the Cosa Nostra, and a betrayal that would reveal the secrets of the Mob to the world. Terence Young (From Russia with Love) skilfully renders the clandestine world of violent gangsters in this stylish European co-production which benefits from thrilling action, a no-nonsense central portrayal from Charles Bronson (Breakout), and impressive ensemble performances from Lino Ventura (The Medusa Touch), Joseph Wiseman (The Garment Jungle) and Jill Ireland (The Valdez Horses). Extras High Definition remaster Original English and Italian mono soundtracks Audio commentary with film historian Paul Talbot, author of Bronson's Loose! The Making of the ˜Death Wish' Films and Bronson's Loose Again! (2021) New interview with make-up artist Giannetto De Rossi (2021) New interview with screenwriter Stephen Geller (2021) Valachi: The Violent Era (1972, 7 mins): archival making-of featurette with on-set interviews with Terence Young and Charles Bronson On-set Footage (1972, 2 mins): rare behind-the-scenes The Valachi Hearings (1963): selection of highlights from Joseph Valachi's testimony to Senator John L McClellan's congressional committee on organised crime Original theatrical trailer TV Spot Radio Spot Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials New and improved subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing for the English soundtrack Newly translated English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Pasquale Iannone, newspaper reports on Joseph Valachi's criminal career, excerpts from the source book by Peter Maas, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits UK Premiere on Blu-ray Limited edition of 3,000 copies EXTRAS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

• Robbery Under Arms | DVD | (24/03/2014) from £6.49   |  Saving you £3.50 (53.93%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Following the huge critical and commercial success of A Town Like Alice, this 1957 'Australian Western' reunited Oscar winner Peter Finch and British director Jack Lee. An adaptation of Thomas Alexander Browne's classic novel charting the exploits of notorious nineteenth-century bushranger Captain Starlight, Robbery Under Arms sees Finch heading an impressive cast that includes Jill Ireland, Ronald Lewis and David McCallum. Partly filmed on location in Australia, Robbery Unde...

• Cold Sweat | DVD | (06/09/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Mark Cahill is a professional assassin with a real problem. He's so strung up about a job that went wrong he can't figure out whether he's going nuts or if he really is being tormented by forces from beyond the grave.

• Hell Drivers | DVD | (26/01/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Hell Drivers sees James Bond (Sean Connery), Doctor Who (William Hartnell), one of the men from UNCLE (David McCallum), the Prisoner (Patrick McGoohan) and a Professional (Gordon Jackson), all supporting Stanley Baker in this hard-as-nails British action picture realistically set in a bleak late-1950s England. Baker plays Tom Yately, an ex-con who takes the only job he can get--truck driving at breakneck speeds for a corrupt manager (Hartnell) and brutal foreman (McGoohan). The constant short runs and competition between the drivers makes for an intense atmosphere which inevitably explodes into violence. Baker's only friend is an Italian ex-POW played sensitively by Herbert Lom, while Peggy Cummings is a remarkably free-spirited heroine for a British film of the time. Baker himself is superb, quietly tough, and broodingly charismatic, McGoohan is compellingly malevolent and Hartnell simply chilling. The film is consistently engrossing and often exciting, even when the plot spirals into melodrama towards the finale. One has to wonder where the police are during all this mayhem, but the fact that the screenplay, by John Kruse and Cy Endfield, received a BAFTA nomination suggests the scenario was at least reasonably realistic. Endfield also directed this, the second of six films he would helm for Baker, the most famous of which would be the all-time classic, Zulu (1964). On the DVD: Hell Drivers is presented in an anamorphically enhanced ratio of 1.77:1. This means a little of the original 1.96:1 VistaVision (70mm) image is cropped at the sides, which is just noticeable in a few shots. The print used is excellent, with only very minor damage, and the mono sound is fine. The disc also includes Look in on Hell Drivers, a 1957 TV programme that offers interviews with Stanley Baker, Cy Endfield and Alfie Bass, as well as comments from genuine truck drivers confirming the realism of the story, and a contemporary 15-minute television interview with Baker, which focuses on Hell Drivers, Sea Fury(1958) (also directed by Cy Endfield) and Violent Playground (1958). The original trailer rounds out an excellent package. --Gary S Dalkin

• Rider On The Rain | DVD | (21/09/2009) from £8.99   |  Saving you £4.00 (44.49%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Who will he terrorise... Who will he attack... Who will be his next victim? This nailbiting French/Italian thriller stars Marlene Jobert as 'Mellie' a young woman being stalked in the rain by a mysterious stranger. When her husband is away the stalker breaks in and rapes her. In an act of vengeance she kills her assailant dumping the body into the ocean. When the body is recovered an American military officer Col. Harry Dobbs (Charles Bronson) is called in to investigate not only the murder but the missing US Army money that the rapist had been carrying with him...

• The Assassins | DVD | (03/03/2014) from £9.43   |  Saving you £0.56 (5.94%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Laura Craig (Jill Ireland) is the new First Lady in the White House and secret agent Jay Killian (Charles Bronson) is assigned to protect her, much to her disgust. However, she begins to value his service as it seems that someone wants her dead and the termination orders look as though they are coming from inside the White House.

• The Man From U.N.C.L.E.: 8-Movie Collection | DVD | (02/11/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A