Reckoning Day (1975)

Movie
German title	The day of reckoning
Original title	St. Ives
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1975
length	94 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	J. Lee Thompson
script	Barry Beckerman
production	Pancho Kohner Stanley S. Canter
music	Lalo Schifrin
camera	Lucien Ballard
cut	Michael F. Anderson
occupation
Charles Bronson : Raymond St. Ives Jacqueline Bisset : Janet Whistler John Houseman : Abner Procane Maximilian Schell : Dr. Constable Harry Guardino : Det. Frank Deal Harris Yulin : Det. Carl Oller Dana Elcar : Lt. Charles Blunt Michael Lerner : Myron Green Dick O'Neill : Hesh Elisha Cook : Eddie Val Bisoglio : Finley Cummins Daniel J. Travanti : Johnny Parisi

The day of reckoning (original title: St. Ives ) is an American crime film from 1975 based on the novel The Procane Chronicle by Ross Thomas . Directed by J. Lee Thompson . The main role is played by Charles Bronson , with Jacqueline Bisset and John Houseman playing at his side.

action

Raymond St. Ives, a detective novel writer and former police reporter, is grappling with financial worries due to a lack of literary success. For this reason, a $ 10,000 order that he receives from multimillionaire Abner Procane comes in very handy. Five diaries were stolen from his safe. Raymond's job now is to deliver the ransom to the thieves. The meeting point for the handover is a laundromat, but Raymond finds a body there. In the following, St. Ives becomes more and more involved in the orders and deaths of those involved in the theft. Nevertheless, he manages to get the upper hand and get the stolen diaries back, but four pages are missing. It turns out that the diaries contain plans for Procane's next heist. Procane decides to carry out his coup despite the missing sides. St. Ives, who senses the great opportunity of his life, is part of the party.

Reviews

"A somewhat constructed, but largely exciting crime thriller with a pinch of humor, which takes up" classic "genre patterns quite skillfully, but does not achieve much individuality."

- Lexicon of international film

background

• The film was shot in California .
• The film is the first collaboration between actor Charles Bronson and director J. Lee Thompson .
• Jeff Goldblum , Robert Englund , Harris Yulin, and Michael Lerner made cameo appearances in the film .

Web links

• The day of reckoning in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• The day of reckoning at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
• The day of settlement in the online film database
• The day of reckoning in the German synchronous card index

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The day of reckoning. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed April 24, 2018 .  
2. ↑ Filming Locations
3. ↑ ^{a b} Trivia