Reckoning Day (1975)
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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 |
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Director | J. Lee Thompson |
script | Barry Beckerman |
production |
Pancho Kohner Stanley S. Canter |
music | Lalo Schifrin |
camera | Lucien Ballard |
cut | Michael F. Anderson |
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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."
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
- ↑ The day of reckoning. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed April 24, 2018 .
- ↑ Filming Locations
- ↑ a b Trivia