Film

The Mechanic

1972 · 1h 39m · Action · Thriller

He has 100 ways to kill... and they all work!

IMDb

6.8

Rotten Tomatoes

50%

Metacritic

51

Arthur Bishop is a veteran hit man who, owing to his penchant for making his targets' deaths seem like accidents, thinks himself an artist. It's made him very rich, but as he hits middle age, he's so depressed and lonely that he takes on one of his victim's sons, Steve McKenna, as his apprentice. Arthur puts him through a rigorous training period and brings him on several hits. As Steven improves, Arthur worries that he'll discover who killed his father.

Charles Bronson

Arthur Bishop

Jan-Michael Vincent

Steve McKenna

Keenan Wynn

Harry McKenna

Jill Ireland

The Girl

Linda Ridgeway

Louise, Steve McKenna's Girlfriend

Frank De Kova

The Man

James Davidson

Intern

Lindsay Crosby

Policeman

Steve Cory

Messenger

Tak Kubota

Yamoto

Patrick O'Moore

Old Man

Martin Gordon

American Tourist

Celeste Yarnall

The Mark's Girl

Athena Lorde

Old Woman

Alison Rose

Young Girl

Howard Morton

Car Polish Man

• Michael WinnerDirector · Editor
• Lewis John CarlinoScreenplay · Story
• Irwin WinklerProducer
• Robert ChartoffProducer
• Richard H. KlineDirector of Photography
• Jerry FieldingOriginal Music Composer
• Frederick WilsonEditor
• Lynn StalmasterCasting

The Mechanic (1972) Original Trailer [HD]

Release date

October 6, 1972

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

PG

Budget

$3,000,000

Genres

Action, Thriller

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