The Mechanic

1972 • 1h 39m •

Action Crime Thriller

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★ 6.7/10

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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.

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

Top Billed Cast

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

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2024-12-05

"Bishop" (Charles Bronson) is the epitome of the hit man. Highly paid, he meticulously plans his projects so as to leave no trace of anything to suggest the deaths are not natural or accidents. When he is ordered to carry out a job on his handler "Harry" (Keenan Wynn), he doesn't flinch but he does take the man's son "Steve" (Jan-Michael Vincent) under his wing afterwards. It's clear that the younger man wants to emulate "Bishop" and so he takes him in training and onto a couple of jobs. These jobs don't go as smoothly as he'd expected, though, and pretty swiftly "Bishop" begins to wonder if h...