Death Hunt

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Death Hunt

R,

1981,

1h 37m,

Action/

Adventure/

Crime/

Drama/

Mystery & Thriller/

Western

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5 Reviews

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2,500+ Ratings

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Isolated Yukon trapper Albert Johnson (Charles Bronson) stumbles upon a dog fight and saves the losing canine from death, but animal-owner Hazel (Ed Lauter) and his friends attack Albert for breaking up the scuffle. One of Hazel's pals is killed in the brawl with Albert, and a group of Canadian Mounties, led by Sgt. Edgar Millen (Lee Marvin), shows up to intervene. Hazel claims that Albert was the instigator, so the trapper flees, and the Mounties pursue him through the harsh wilderness.

Gary Arnold

Washington Post

Jan 13, 2016

Supposedly inspired by an authentic incident in the Northwest Territories 50 years ago, the movie emerges as an exercise in bogus historical evocation, minimal characterization and synthetic conflict.

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Vincent Canby

New York Times

Dec 26, 2007

Nothing in Death Hunt makes a great deal of sense, though the scenery is rugged and the snowscapes beautiful.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Jan 21, 2016

C

It's stiffly directed by Peter Hunt.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Aug 15, 2013

2.5/4

[UPDATED 2025 REVIEW] A modest bit of macho cinema.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

Mar 6, 2009

A highly enjoyable actioner with no frills.

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Aug 20, 2018

Possibly the manliest movie of all time. Charles Bronson stars as a trapper in the Yukon, wrongly suspected of a string of vicious murders - killing men for the gold in their teeth. Lee Marvin is the grizzled old Mountie charged with bringing him in, who suspects he is innocent. A posse shows up at Bronson's cabin, and Marvin has him all but talked into surrendering, when Ed Lauter gets an itchy trigger finger and it all goes to hell. A beautifully shot manhunt across the snows of the Canadian Rockies ensues. Bonus: Carl Weathers! This is a (literally) stone-cold action classic that has inexplicably disappeared from the pop culture consciousness. I mean, Charles Bronson versus Lee Marvin - need I say more?

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Han G

May 1, 2017

saw on tv 5-2017. Interesting.

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Synopsis

Isolated Yukon trapper Albert Johnson (Charles Bronson) stumbles upon a dog fight and saves the losing canine from death, but animal-owner Hazel (Ed Lauter) and his friends attack Albert for breaking up the scuffle. One of Hazel's pals is killed in the brawl with Albert, and a group of Canadian Mounties, led by Sgt. Edgar Millen (Lee Marvin), shows up to intervene. Hazel claims that Albert was the instigator, so the trapper flees, and the Mounties pursue him through the harsh wilderness.

Director: Peter Hunt
Producer: Murray Shostak
Screenwriter: Michael Grais, Mark Victor
Production Co: Golden Harvest, Northshore Investments Ltd.
Rating: R
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Western
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Runtime: 1h 37m

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