Love and Bullets (1979)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Stuart Rosenberg
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Writers:

Wendell Mayes (story)
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Release Date:

14 February 1979 (Denmark)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

From the writer of "Death Wish" [DVD tag line: Finland]

Plot Keywords:

Independent Film

Cast

Charles Bronson	...	Charlie Congers
Jill Ireland	...	Jackie Pruit
Rod Steiger	...	Joe Bomposa
Henry Silva	...	Vittorio Farroni
Strother Martin	...	Louis Monk
Bradford Dillman	...	Brickman
Michael V. Gazzo	...	Lobo
Paul Koslo	...	Huntz
Val Avery	...	Caruso
Sam Chew Jr.	...	Cook (as Sam Chew)
Billy Gray	...	Durant (as William Gray)
Jerome Thor	...	Senator
Joseph Roman	...	Coroner
Albert Salmi	...	Andy
John Hallam	...	Cerutti
Sidney Kean	...	Machoni (as Sidney Keene)
Richard Graydon	...	Antonio
Alan Bryce	...	Freddo
Robin Clarke	...	FBI Agent George
Andy Romano	...	FBI Agent Marty
Lorraine Chase	...	Vittorio's Girlfriend
Raynold Gideon	...	Counsel
Ramon Chavez	...	Mexican Cop
Rik Colitti	...	Carlo
Joe Bellucci	...	Alibisi
Ray Le Fre	...	Mobster #1 (as Ray Le Fré)
Richard Brose	...	Mobster #2
Lon Carli	...	Mobster #3
Karen Wyeth	...	Stewardess
James Keane	...	Doctor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
J. Kenneth Campbell	...	Newscaster (uncredited)
Alex Donnelley	...	Phoenix Diner Waitress (uncredited)
Gene Earl	...	Porn Bookshop Proprietor (uncredited)
Sapp Gruber	...	Gornergrat Train Conductor (uncredited)
Hans Kronig	...	Ski Shop Clerk (uncredited)
Charles Lucia	...	Phoenix Police Detective (uncredited)
Michael Parrent	...	Phoenix Police Detective (uncredited)
Clifford A. Pellow	...	Police Captain (uncredited)
Josef Rainer	...	Phoenix Police Detective (uncredited)
Earl W. Smith	...	Telephone Repairman (uncredited)

Directed by
Stuart Rosenberg
John Huston		(uncredited)

Writing credits
Wendell Mayes		(story)
Wendell Mayes		(writer) and
John Melson		(writer)

Produced by
Pancho Kohner	....	producer

Original Music by
Lalo Schifrin

Cinematography by
Fred J. Koenekamp
Anthony B. Richmond		(as Anthony Richmond)

Film Editing by
Michael F. Anderson

Casting by
Hilary Holden

Production Design by
John DeCuir

Art Direction by
John DeCuir		(as John de Cuir)
Colin Grimes

Set Decoration by
Joe Chevalier
Richard C. Goddard		(as Richard Goddard)
Russell C. Menzer		(as Russ Menzer)

Costume Design by
Dorothy Jeakins

Makeup Department
Joe DiBella	....	makeup artist
Phil Rhodes	....	makeup artist (as Philip Rhodes)
Vivienne Walker	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Georges Casati	....	production manager (as George Casati)
Hal Klein	....	production manager
Basil Rayburn	....	production manager
George Van Noy	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jack Aldworth	....	assistant director
Robert C. Ortwin Jr.	....	second assistant director
Benjamin Rosenberg	....	second assistant director

Art Department
John Chisholm	....	property master
Earl W. Huntoon Jr.	....	property master (as Earl Huntoon)
George Richardson	....	assistant art director
Adrian Start	....	stand-by painter (uncredited)

Sound Department
John Bramall	....	production sound
Jack Cheap	....	sound editor
Gene Garvin	....	production sound
Paul Hochman	....	sound editor
Tex Rudloff	....	sound re-recording mixer
Don S. Walden	....	sound editor (as Don Walden)
Ken Dufva	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Michael Hickey	....	sound (uncredited)
Steve Maslow	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Gene Grigg	....	special effects
Richard Parker	....	special effects

Stunts
Bennie E. Dobbins	....	stunt coordinator (as Bennie Dobbins)
Rémy Julienne	....	stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department
Kenny Bell	....	still photographer
Mike Benson	....	camera operator (as Mike Benson)
Colin Corby	....	camera operator
Martin Evans	....	electrical supervisor
John Golding	....	focus puller
Gordon Hayman	....	camera operator
John Murray	....	key grip
Paul Ronald	....	still photographer
Gene Stout	....	gaffer
Robert West Sr.	....	key grip (as Bob West Sr.)
Steve Yaconelli	....	camera operator
Paul Borg	....	electrician (uncredited)
Harry Jackson	....	best boy (uncredited)
Cedric James	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Derek Suter	....	electrician (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ron Beck	....	wardrobe supervisor
Yvonne Kubis	....	costumer: women
Janet Tebrooke	....	wardrobe mistress
Ed Wynigear	....	costumer: men

Editorial Department
Stanford C. Allen	....	associate editor
John W. Carr	....	assistant editor
Chuck Ellison	....	assistant editor
R. William Zabala	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Kenneth Hall	....	music editor (as Ken Hall)

Transportation Department
Frank 'Cat' Ballou	....	transportation captain (as Frank Ballou)

Other crew
Ernest Anderson	....	publicist
John Beharrell	....	production accountant
Terence D. Buchinsky	....	production assistant (as Terry Buchinsky)
Virginia Cook-McGowan	....	production coordinator (as Virginia Cook)
Robert Easton	....	dialogue coach
Terri Farnsworth	....	production secretary
Anthony Huston	....	assistant publicist
Dominique Lefèvre	....	production coordinator
Iris Rose	....	production coordinator
Ruth West	....	production accountant
Hope Williams	....	script supervisor
Jim McCarthy	....	assistant accountant (uncredited)
Arnold Ross	....	location manager (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Incorporated Television Company (ITC)
• Sir Lew Grade

Distributors

• Neue Constantin Film (1979) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Tuschinski Film Distribution (1979) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Associated Film Distribution (AFD) (1979) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1982) (USA) (TV)
• CBS/Fox Home Video (1990) (USA) (VHS)
• Elephant Films (2005) (France) (all media)
• Future Film (2003) (Finland) (DVD)
• Video Film Express (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Lee Lighting  grip and lighting equipment
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)  titles and opticals

Runtime:

103 min | Germany:93 min (DVD version)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | West Germany:16 (f) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1979) | USA:PG | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

John C Lincoln Hospital - 250 E. Dunlap Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Company:

Incorporated Television Company (ITC)

Trivia:

Stuart Rosenberg replaced John Huston as director.

Quotes:

Jackie Pruit: Say, what's that word for people who always think everybody's after them when they ain't?
Charlie Congers: Paranoia?
Jackie Pruit: That's the fella!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Exterminator (1980)

Soundtrack:

Stand By Your Man

So-so crime thriller with good production values

What could have been an excellent crime thriller is turned into a mediocre film thanks to the uninspired direction of Stuart ("Cool Hand Luke") Rosenberg. With Wendall ("Death Wish") Mayes as writer, I had high hopes for this film. Bronson plays an Arizona lieutenant who is after a drug lord (Rod Steiger), responsible for the death of a fellow cop. The FBI butts in, telling him that if he wants to help out he can persuade Steiger's mistress, (Jill Ireland, doing a good Dolly Parton) to give testimony to the DAs. Bronson travels to Switzerland to retrieve her. Lots of boring shots of him taking trains, planes and automobiles to do this. Steiger does a great job playing a stuttering mafiosa don and the film boasts many excellent character actors (Henry Silva, Paul Koslo, Val Avery, Strother Martin, Bradford Dillman, etc.) A few good action scenes, but in the end, we needed more bullets and less love...