- Actors: Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Rod Steiger, Henry Silva, Strother Martin
- Directors: John Huston, Stuart Rosenberg
- Writers: John Melson, Wendell Mayes
- Producers: Pancho Kohner
- Classification: 15
- Studio: Carlton
- VHS Release Date: 28 Feb 2000
- Run Time: 103 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004I9MO
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 8,402 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Not much love and not many bullets in Love and Bullets, which sees Charles Bronson's cop escorting Jill Ireland's gangster's moll ("I'm the best lay- ..dee") across Europe to testify against mob boss Rod Steiger, who's presumably wanted on charges of overacting with an unlicensed stage stutter and find themselves pursued by Paul Koslo's half-deaf hood and Henry Silva's overpriced but not terribly effective hitman and his girlfriend Lorraine Chase. Married or not, there's no chemistry between the stars and, in a part that seems to be written for Dolly Parton, Ireland shows neither range or remotest sign of acting ability, which makes the journey feel longer than it should, and there's not really enough action along the way to liven things up (and even less in the version that played UK theatres which cut out some of Bronson's improvised weaponry). Pretty much the last Charles Bronson film to have A-list production values and an A-list director - at least until John Huston left the picture and was replaced by Stuart Rosenberg - it's nothing special. Still, Anthony Richmond's cinematography of the Swiss locations is very appealing and at least the weather stayed nice for them.
The Region 4 PAL Australian DVD is cropped fullframe (only the end titles are in the original widescreen) with no extras but is uncut.
The Region 4 PAL Australian DVD is cropped fullframe (only the end titles are in the original widescreen) with no extras but is uncut.
1 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
A great cast in a great chase movie. Phoenix police officer Charlie Congers (Bronson) is keen to gather evidence on Mob bigwig Joseph Bomposa (Rod Steiger). He learns that Bomposa's mistress Jackie Pruitt (Jill Ireland) is hiding out in Switzerland, so he jets off hoping to find her and persuade her to testify against him. Bomposa.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
If only there were more bullets flying in this film
8 Jun 2000
Charles Bronson has done a remake of The Gauntlet here in Love and Bullets. Same old storyline tough cop exidrites a female prisoner brings her back so she can testify against the mob. But the Gauntlet was more satifying than this. I am sorry to say that because i'm a big fan of Charles Bronson, but i'm afraid ol charlie missed the mark here quite a bit. The only thing remarkable in this film is the breathtaking swiss alps scenery. And as for Rod Steiger has got to be the most pathetic villain in film history, a stutering mafiso in love with his mistress. Even the greats like Charles Bronson can make bad chocies at times and appearing in this terrible,boring film is one of those times.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Good scenic photography, but that's about it.
28 Aug 2002
Bland thriller in which Charles Bronson must deliver gangster's moll Jill Ireland to police while assassins trail them all the way by boat, train and plane. There's little suspense in Wendell Mayes' script (he also wrote DEATH WISH 1) but attractive scenic photography makes up for the movies lulls. This lumbering film is basically just an excuse for Ireland to change wigs every ten minutes, her Southern belle accent is also particularly annoying. Does she end up taking a bullet? Could there be a merciful higher being in existance to save us from her dreadful performance? If you're curious: watch it, if not: then don't bother. It's not the sort of movie you remember well the following day. In fact the most memorable part of LOVE AND BULLETS is the last 20 seconds. So I've just saved you wasting approx 102 minutes and 40 seconds of your time.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
One of the Best
10 July 2006
Format:DVD
I consider this movie to be one of the best that the husband/wife team of Charles Bronson/Jill Ireland did. Excellent scenery, great action and a sad but great finish. Waiting for the much deserved DVD release.
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