The Evil That Men Do (1984)

Directed by

J. Lee Thompson

Genre

drama film, action film, thriller film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

R

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 115 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A former assassin is forced out of retirement after a journalist friend is killed by a torturer who works for dictatorships. He tracks the man through Mexico to get revenge.

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What happens

The Evil That Men Do is a 1984 American action thriller film directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Charles Bronson, Theresa Saldana, Joseph Maher and José Ferrer. It is adapted by R. Lance Hill (under the alias ‘David Lee Henry’) and John M. Crowther from Hill’s 1978 novel. Bronson plays a former assassin who comes out of retirement to avenge the death of his journalist friend at the hands of a torturer called "The Doctor", who works for various dictatorships worldwide, particularly those of Operation Condor. The film marks the fifth collaboration between Bronson and director Thompson, following St. Ives (1976), The White Buffalo (1977), Caboblanco (1980), and 10 to Midnight (1983). The Evil That Men Do was co-produced by ITC Entertainment and filmed entirely on-location in Guadalajara, Mexico. It was released by Tri-Star Pictures on September 21, 1984, and received mixed reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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