St. Ives
 | Directed by J. Lee Thompson Starring: Charles Bronson, Jacqueline Bisset, John Houseman, Maximilian Schell, Harry Guardino Warner Home Video, 1976, DVD Customer Rating: 18 reviews Recommend |
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Ex-crime reporter Raymond St. Ives has elegant taste, a yen for gambling and an unfinished novel in his typewriter. When he crosses paths with sinister Oliver Procane, he gets something else: a price on his head. St. Ives is a hard-boiled update of classic mystery thrillers, particularly The Maltese Falcon. Charles Bronson is smoothly right as the clever title character, at odds with petty crooks and high-rollers, among them Maximilian Schell as a whining lackey and Jacqueline Bisset as a modern femme fatale. But the show is stolen by John Houseman as the devilish Procane, a worthy successor to Sydney Greenstreet. Elisha Cook, Daniel J. Travanti, Jeff Goldblum and Robert Englund are also featured in this sleek, funny caper.
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Title: St. Ives
Sales Rank: 48100 in DVD
Actor: Charles Bronson, Jacqueline Bisset, John Houseman, Maximilian Schell, Harry Guardino
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Studio: Warner Home Video, 2005-05-31, Theatrical Release: 1976
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC, Acpect Ratio 1.85:1
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region Code: 1
Running Time: 94 minutes
Item Dimensions: 1 pounds
Package Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches, 0.18 pounds
- Not That Great....
- Average film that looks like a TV movie rather than a theatrical release. I also disagree with the other reviewers who loved Lalo's musical score. Because of the average acting and filming, I think the Shifrin score is way over the top and doesn't "fit". It sounds like Dirty Harry but this film is not in the same league.… More reviews
- Ross Thomas and Charles Bronson make an uneasy movie. Better stick with the Ross Thomas books
- Ross Thomas was one of America's great thriller/mystery/political skullduggery writers. He wrote 20 books under his own name and five as Oliver Bleeck. One would think he'd have been fertile ground for Hollywood to till. In fact, only one of his books made it to the screen, The Procane Chronicle under the Bleeck name. The movie St. Ives, directed… More reviews
- Likable Bronson Yarn
- Here's a mellow Bronson caper with nice subtle humor in the script, even if director J. Lee Thomson doesn't do much to highlight it. (Fortunately, "guest star" Maximillian Schell is along to really sell it with some witty line readings.) The movie doesn't put you on the edge of your seat, but it doesn't bore either and Jackie looks sensational and she… More reviews
- Great 70's fare...
- If your a fan of Bronson and 70's movies in general then pick up a copy of this very un-Bronson movie and immerse yourself in simpler times. More reviews
- DECENT, NOT GREAT
- The best thing going for this movie is the sizzling mid-70's sound track. The story is not bad, but not riveting either. The acting isn't bad, and it has that retro vibe that is interesting as a period piece (loved the cameo by Jeff Goldblum as a young thug), but Death Wish was more entertaining, and for crime drama,… More reviews
