Le flingueur

Titre original : The Mechanic

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6,8/10

17 k

MA NOTE

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Action Crime Thriller

Un tueur à gages vieillissant se lie d'amitié avec un jeune homme qui veut devenir un tueur professionnel. En fin de compte, il devient évident que quelqu'un les a trahis.Un tueur à gages vieillissant se lie d'amitié avec un jeune homme qui veut devenir un tueur professionnel. En fin de compte, il devient évident que quelqu'un les a trahis.Un tueur à gages vieillissant se lie d'amitié avec un jeune homme qui veut devenir un tueur professionnel. En fin de compte, il devient évident que quelqu'un les a trahis.

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6,8/10

17 k

MA NOTE

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Anecdotes
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.

Gaffes
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.

Citations
[last lines]
Arthur Bishop: [voiceover as Steve reads note] Steve, if you read this, it means I didn't make it back. It also means you've broken a filament controlling a 13-second delay trigger. End of game. Bang! You're dead.

Versions alternatives
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.

Connexions
Edited into The Clock (2010)

Bandes originales
String Quartet Op.18 No.6 (2nd Movement)
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven

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Commentaire à la une

10/10

The best Bronson film ever and also one of the 70's best

They sure don't make them like this anymore: smart, realistic, tough and fascinating. Charles Bronson is in top form here, he plays a hit man with creative and untraceable way methods of killing, he is like a "death doctor" and when he "fix something, it never works again". But things aren't so good for him lately, he suffers from anxiety and collapses in one memorable scene. He then decides to take under his wing the young Steve Mackenna (Jan Michael Vincent in one of his better roles) and teach his the skills of the trade. Director Michael Winner put together a piece of classic cinema with everything seems to work perfectly. The cinematography is one of the most beautiful I have ever seen, especially the final scenes located in Italy. It's a shame that this film is almost unknown to the young generation and is way underrated here. The twisted ending certainly lifts up the already high level of the film. Highly recommended 10/10.