Main Cast: Charles Bronson, Liv Ullmann, Jill Ireland, Michel Constantin
Release Year: 1970
Country: IT/FR
Run Time: 90 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Plot
From Dr. No director Terence Young comes this action thriller starring Charles Bronson as Joe Moran, an ex-con whose old gang of drug dealers has just been released from prison. When it turns out the thugs have been holding a grudge against him, they kidnap Moran's wife, played by Liv Ullmann. In order to get her back and get his revenge, Moran is forced to take on the whole crew by himself. Written by Albert Simonin and Shimon Wincelberg, Cold Sweat was based on the novel Ride the Nightmare by Twilight Zone scribe Richard Matheson. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
Tony Roman - Art Director, Terence Young - Director, Johnny Dwyre - Editor, Michel Magne - Composer (Music Score), Jean Rabier - Cinematographer, Robert Dorfmann - Producer, Joe Eisinger - Screenwriter, Albert Simonin - Screenwriter, Shimon Wincelberg - Screenwriter, Richard Matheson - Book Author
Bronson attempts to fight back when his wife is kidnapped by drug-dealers. The film was known for a 40 minute chase back and forth with an OPEL COMMODORE GSE V6 to get a doctor to a wounded drug dealer in exchange for his wife.
The 1993 film starring Ben Cross, Adam Baldwin, and Shannon Tweed is not a remake from this film, although it has the same movie title. .