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A young man who was sentenced to seven years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending three decades in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter-ego, Charles Bronson.

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Cast

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Charles Bronson / Michael Peterson
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Irene
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Hysterical Screw
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Julie
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Screw
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Charlie's Mum
Mark Devenport ...
Nurse 1 (as Mark Davenport)
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Screw
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Charlie's Dad
Jon House ...
Webber
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Paul Daniels
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Phil
Holly Lucas ...
Young Man
Juliet Oldfield ...
Alison
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Prison Governor
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Andy Love / Friendly Screw
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Uncle Jack
Andrew St. John ...
Workshop Supervisor
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John White
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Jewellery Shop Assistant 1
Mark Fish ...
Fish and Chips Shop Manager
Kairon Scott Busuttil ...
Baby Charlie
Raphael Cilla ...
Baby Michael
Sam Cullingworth ...
Prison Officer (as Sam Cullingwick)
Adryan Puicella ...
Prison Officer
D. Keye ...
Prison Officer
Peter D. Brammer ...
Prison Officer
Lee Alvey ...
Prison Officer
James McIntyne ...
Prison Officer
Sebastian Rodgers ...
Prison Officer
Rob Frost ...
Prison Officer
Wez Smith ...
Prison Officer
J.H. Bond ...
Prison Officer
Simon Field ...
Prison Officer
Peter Barry ...
Prison Officer
Alexander Jablonskas ...
Prison Officr
Roger Camden ...
Prison Officer (as Roger L. Camden)
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Prison Officer
Jason Whiteby ...
Prison Officer
Bob Brookes ...
Prison Officer
Anthony Oddy ...
Prison Officer
J. Keye ...
Prison Officer
Nick Stock ...
Prison Officer / Screw
Alan Hefferon ...
Prison Officer
David Jackson ...
Prison Officer
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Prison Officer
Ian Kitch ...
Prison Officer
David Nixon ...
Prison Officer
Michael Gregory ...
Prison Officer / Screw
Matthew Meakin ...
Prison Officer / Screw
Matthew Bennett ...
Prison Officer / Screw
Dean Daly ...
Prison Officer / Screw
Alain Greaves ...
Prison Officer / Screw
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Prison Officer / Screw
M. Shirra ...
Prison Officer / Screw
Lee Birkett ...
Prison Officer / Screw
Les Fitzakly ...
Screw
Steven Smith ...
Screw
Matt Mathew ...
Screw
Christopher Smith ...
Screw
Malcolm Scotten ...
Screw
Phillip Sharpe ...
Screw
R. Hools ...
Screw
Martin Kay ...
Screw
Adam Bacon ...
Screw
Mark Shiran ...
Screw
Ian Kitchenham ...
Screw
Gary White ...
Prisoner / Gangster
Jimmy Ball ...
Prisoner
Barry Lee ...
Prisoner
Michael Nurse ...
Prisoner
Kevin Rutter ...
Old Con
G.R.L. Horobin ...
Old Con
E.T. Harry ...
Homo Con
Chris Thompson ...
Con
Matt Legg ...
Con
Lee Jables ...
Con
Shane Barker ...
Con
Zah Siddall ...
Con
Brendan McCoy ...
Con
Dean Spicksley ...
Con (as Dean Spinksley)
John Jennick ...
Con
Rick Wake ...
Con
Tonylee Brown ...
Con
Andy Moffatt ...
Con
Iain Hines ...
Shower Con
Adam Karimjee ...
Shower Con
Davey Smith ...
Shower Con
Darren Pegg ...
Shower Con
Philip Catham ...
Shower Con
A. Hendons ...
Shower Con
J. Gains ...
Shower Con
Joe Corr ...
Shower Con
Paul Baguley ...
Shower Con
M. Connolly ...
Shower Con
Graham Bishop ...
Shower Con
R.F. Florence ...
Gangster
Lindsay Frayne ...
Gangster
Leighton Frayne ...
Gangster
Kas Syed ...
Gangster
Mark Stocks ...
Gangster
Jonathan Morrish ...
Gangster (as John Morrish)
Tony Nixon ...
Gangster
Wayne Robinson ...
Gangster
Matthew Whitaker ...
Gangster
Garry Green ...
Gangster
Mick Coult ...
Psychiatric Nurse
Jeff Scott Smith ...
Nurse
Darren Edge ...
Nurse
David Pleasance ...
Nurse
Daz Lelah ...
Nurse
A. Gough-Martin ...
Nurse
Michael Whitehead ...
Nurse
Paul Carty ...
Nurse
Chris Hill ...
Nurse
Ben Dean ...
Nurse
Gerry Brown ...
Loon / Patient
Paul Igoe ...
Loon / Patient / Additional Background Artist
Ian Pickering ...
Loon / Patient
David Benton ...
Loon / Patient
Yvonne Varnier ...
Loon / Patient
Frank Campbell ...
Loon / Patient
Jack Gavin ...
Loon / Patient
Martin Ramsay ...
Loon / Patient
Terry Fielder ...
Loon / Patient
Dan Knower ...
Loon / Patient
Richard Jones ...
Loon / Patient
M. Risdon ...
Loon / Patient
Darren Turner ...
Loon / Patient
Simon Ray ...
Loon / Patient
June Bredon ...
Topless Dancer
Amy Fisher ...
Topless Dancer
Zoey Sheppard ...
Topless Dancer
Portia ...
Topless Dancer
Daniel Wilson ...
Barman
Laura Cucu ...
Barman
Philip Hackley ...
Train Customer
Martin Berry ...
Train Customer
Carol Cummings ...
Train Customer (as Carol Bunting)
Denise Felt ...
Train Customer
Kimi Gill ...
Party Guest
J. Blake ...
Party Guest
Jane McLennan ...
Party Guest / Uncle Jack's Party Guest
Angela Allen ...
Party Guest
Cath Bedson ...
Party Guest
Jill Bowring ...
Party Guest
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Party Guest
Mark Bower ...
Party Guest
Raphael ...
Party Guest
R.E. Leonard ...
Headmaster
Neil Broome ...
Headmaster
Shaun Darker ...
Policeman
Nick Baglaly ...
Policeman (as Nick Baglalv)
Colin Thompson ...
Policeman
Danny Hansford ...
Boxing Crowd Member
Colin Shakh ...
Boxing Crowd Member
Mandy Kay ...
Boxing Crowd Member
Chris Ainsworth ...
Boxing Crowd Member
Julian Plumb ...
Boxing Crowd Member
Duncan Barber ...
Boxing Crowd Member
Tim Ewin ...
Boxing Crowd Member (as Tim Ewins)
Alex Beumer ...
Boxing Crowd Member
David Steggles ...
Boxing Crowd Member
D.L. Hartill ...
Boxing Crowd Member
Shelia Scott-Smith ...
Boxing Crowd Member
Jan Deebawk ...
Boxing Crowd Member
Sofia Smith ...
Boxing Crowd Member
Mohammed Iftkhar ...
Boxing Crowd Member / Theatre Crowd Member
Terry Silk ...
Boxing Crowd Member / Theatre Crowd Member
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Boxing Crowd Member / Theatre Crowd Member
Shane Cooke ...
Boxing Crowd Member / Theatre Crowd Member
Gail Cooke ...
Boxing Crowd Member / Theatre Crowd Member
Nik Spencer ...
Boxing Crowd Member / Theatre Crowd Member (as Nick Spencer)
Lee Griffiths ...
Boxing Crowd Member / Theatre Crowd Member
Paul Corbitt ...
Boxing Crowd Member / Theatre Crowd Member
Darryl Spencer ...
Inflatable Crowd Member
Nick Golden ...
Inflatable Crowd Member
Neil Gregory ...
Inflatable Crowd Member
Victoria Barker ...
Crowd Member
Esther Jeanes ...
Crowd Member
Abigail Webster ...
Crowd Member
Loraine Salvage ...
Crowd Member
Jason Chambers ...
Crowd Member
Ifty ...
Crowd Member
Andy Loot ...
Passer-By
Simon Broadhurst ...
Passer-By
Darren Godfrey ...
Bronson Family Member
Andrew Mowbray ...
Drag Queen
Eoin Mount ...
Drag Queen
Peter Edwards ...
Traveller
Brender Jackson ...
Traveller
Ade Andrew ...
Traveller
Leah Hinton-Fishlock ...
Uncle Jack's Party Guest
Sonnia Wheatley ...
Uncle Jack's Party Guest
Helen Grayson ...
Uncle Jack's Party Guest (as China Black)
Phillip Powel ...
Uncle Jack's Party Guest
Kate Hesketh ...
Uncle Jack's Party Guest
Andy Walton ...
Additional Background Artist
Scott Vipond-Clarke ...
Additional Background Artist (as Scott Clarke)
Gwyn Jones ...
Additional Background Artist
Daniel Knowles ...
Additional Background Artist
P. Lee ...
Additional Background Artist
Dan Leigh ...
Additional Background Artist
Tony Gough-Martin ...
Additional Background Artist
Stuart J. Dall ...
Additional Background Artist
Gordon Smith ...
Additional Background Artist
P. Burke ...
Additional Background Artist
Charlie Whyman ...
Additional Background Artist
Allan Price ...
Additional Background Artist
G. Rooke ...
Additional Background Artist
Emma Camm ...
Additional Background Artist
Lucy Ball ...
Additional Background Artist
Denise Davenport ...
Additional Background Artist (as Denise Devonport)
Emma Streeter ...
Additional Background Artist
Rachel Starer ...
Additional Background Artist
Diane Powell ...
Additional Background Artist
Steven Spence ...
Additional Background Artist
Dave Clipston ...
Additional Background Artist
Simon Stook ...
Additional Background Artist
Tristan Barudon ...
Additional Background Artist
David Orange ...
Additional Background Artist
Zens Zinnemann ...
Additional Background Artist
David Whiteley ...
Additional Background Artist
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Edward Bennett-Coles ...
Brian (uncredited)
Dan Clarke ...
Additional Background Artist (uncredited)
William Darke ...
Charles Bronson - Age 13 (uncredited)
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Train Girl (uncredited)
Jayson Whiteley ...
Prison Guard (uncredited)

Directed by

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Nicolas Winding Refn

Written by

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Brock Norman Brock ... (screenplay) and
Nicolas Winding Refn ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Suzanne Alizart ... executive producer
Mark Brooke ... executive producer (uncredited)
Jessica Cooke ... co-producer
Sean Faughnan ... co-producer
Simon Fawcett ... executive producer
Danny Hansford ... producer
Jane Hooks ... co-producer
Nick Love ... executive producer
Paul Martin ... executive producer
Rob Morgan ... executive producer
Allan Niblo ... executive producer
Kate Ogborn ... executive producer
Rupert Preston ... producer
James Richardson ... executive producer
Thor Sigurjonsson ... executive producer

Music by

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Johnny Jewel

Cinematography by

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Larry Smith ... director of photography

Editing by

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Matthew Newman ... (as Mat Newman)

Editorial Department

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Bernie Greiner ... digital grader
Henning Hahn ... digital intermediate supervisor
Louise Killin ... post-production coordinator
Alyson Pengelly ... post-production assistant
Jason Rayton ... assistant editor
Gregor Wille ... digital intermediate supervisor
Marie Ernst ... post-production coordinator (uncredited)
Simona Harrison ... colorist: dailies (uncredited)

Casting By

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Des Hamilton

Production Design by

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Adrian Smith

Art Direction by

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Jane Levick ... (as Janey Levick)

Costume Design by

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Sian Jenkins

Makeup Department

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Lily Beckett ... hair stylist / makeup artist
Vikki Lawson ... hair stylist / makeup artist
Niamh Morrison ... makeup designer
Zoey Stones ... hair stylist (as Zoey Stone) / makeup artist (as Zoey Stone)
Heather Manson ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Andy Seston ... makeup artist: dailies (uncredited)

Production Management

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Rebekka Garrido ... post-production supervisor
Danny Gulliver ... production manager
Matthew Newman ... post-production supervisor (as Mat Newman)
Jason Nightingale ... unit manager
Michael Reuter ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Rachel Dargavel ... third assistant director
Ian Hughes ... additional third assistant director
Jamie Macdermott ... first assistant director
Adam Morris ... second assistant director
Nickie Sault ... additional first assistant director
Jake Rollins ... daily assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Adam Ali ... construction manager
Hannah Boyton ... art department assistant
Lizzie Dixon ... art department assistant
Eva Freeman ... art department assistant
Alex Giles ... art department assistant
Neil Gregory ... art department runner
Emma Minshull ... stand-by props
Andrew Ranner ... assistant art director / property master
John Savage ... art department daily assistant
Dean Spicksley ... art department assistant
Neil Thomas ... art department assistant
Joe Withers ... stand-by art director
Daz Spencer-Lovesey ... set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Felix Andriessens ... adr editor
Tim Barker ... sound recordist
Chinna Boapeah ... sound maintenance (as Chinna Udenze)
Grant Bridgeman ... sound maintenance
Christian Conrad ... sound designer
Lars Ginzel ... re-recording mixer
Noemi Hampel ... foley editor
Carsten Richter ... foley artist
Dominik Schleier ... supervising sound editor
Hanse Warns ... foley recordist
Andrew Ebel ... adr recording engineer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Philipp Großmann ... scanning supervisor
Patrizia Jendrzej ... compositing artist
Florian Obrecht ... visual effects artist
Kolja Schoon ... scanning operator (uncredited)
Juri Stanossek ... visual effects supervisor (uncredited)

Stunts

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Sean Adames ... stunt performer
Gary Arthurs ... stunt performer
Stuart Clark ... stunt performer (as Stuart Clarke)
Rob Cooper ... stunt performer
James Embree ... stunt performer
Dean Forster ... stunt performer
Paul Heasman ... stunt performer
Lyndon S. Hellewell ... stunt performer (as Lyndon Stuart-Hellewell)
Rowley Irlam ... stunt performer
Vincent Keane ... stunt performer (as Ginger Keane)
Paul Kennington ... stunt performer
Paul Kulik ... stunt performer
Derek Lea ... stunt performer
Maurice Lee ... stunt performer
Tony Lucken ... stunt performer
Ray Nicholas ... stunt performer
Brian Nickels ... stunt performer (as Brian Sunny Nickels)
Gordon Seed ... stunt performer
Matt Sherren ... stunt performer
Andy Smart ... stunt performer
Julian Spencer ... stunt coordinator
Tony Van Silva ... stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department

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Robert Binnall ... camera operator / director of photography: second unit
Freddie Bonfanti ... electrician (as Frederico Bonfantil)
David Churchyard ... additional loader (as a different name)
Rachel Clark ... clapper loader
Aidan Dungait ... camera assistant
Jermaine Edwards ... video assistant
James Foster ... focus puller
Daniel Gadd ... additional clapper loader (as Dan Gadd)
Chris Harris ... additional still photographer
Chris Hewitt ... assistant grip
Jamie Hicks ... additional focus puller (as James Hicks)
Kevin Noble ... electrician
Steve Potts ... electrician
Dean Rogers ... still photographer
Ravinder Singh ... electrician
Chris Sowden ... electrician (as Chris Sowdern)
Alan Walker ... gaffer
Phil Whittaker ... key grip
Barry Squires ... assistant camera: selected assignments (uncredited)

Animation Department

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Britt Dunse ... animator: 2D

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Spencer Lammy ... costume trainee
Jo Mapp ... costume supervisor
Emma Rees ... costume assistant

Location Management

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Vicky Chapman ... location assistant
Dan Connolly ... location manager
Aaron Koch ... location runner
Sally Maynard ... additional location manager
Danny Gulliver ... location scout (uncredited)

Music Department

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Lol Hammond ... music supervisor
Johnny Jewel ... composer: additional music

Script and Continuity Department

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Kerensa Magnusson ... script supervisor (as Kerensa Burton)
Kelly Marcel ... script editor

Transportation Department

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Louisa Dance ... runner driver
Craig Hudson ... driver: facilities
Ian Kitchingman ... driver: camera truck
Jayson Whiteley ... action vehicles

Additional Crew

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Andi Aikman ... caterer: Kendrick Caterers
Suzanne Alizart ... representative: EM Media
Abigail Atkinson ... assistant production coordinator (as Abi Atkinson)
Joe Barcham ... epk director
Wahida Begum ... publicity and marketing
Mark Birmingham ... financial controller
Victoria Chapple ... production assistant: Producers, Vertigo Films
Camilo Colaço ... adr loop group
Danielle Dajani ... representative: Aramid Capital Partners
Kate de la Grense ... representative: Aramid Capital Partners
Mark Durkin ... representative: EM Media
Yvonne Eastmond ... production accountant (as Eve Eastmond)
Mark Fish ... film consultant
Michèle Frankland ... representative: Aramid Capital Partners
Malcolm Freeman ... adr loop group
Anna Griffin ... assistant: director
Ruth Halliday ... clearances
Robbie Hamilton ... adr loop group
Emma Hartley ... development executive
Stephen Hole ... head of finance: Vertigo Films
Andi Jackson ... adr loop group
Christopher Key ... on behalf of Vertigo Films
Emily Kg ... management accountant: Ingenious Films
Anna Kolber ... development assistant
David Louis Lankester ... epk director (as Dave Lankester)
Emily Lappin ... representative: EM Media
Dwayne Lawson ... accountant: post-production
George McKenzie ... epk director
Joanne McLeish ... adr loop group (as Joanna McLeish)
Michael Middleton ... epk camera operator (as Michael Middleton-Downer)
Patrick Viktor Monroe ... personal trainer: Tom Hrdy (as Patrick 'pnut' Munroe)
Jane Moore ... distribution director: Ingenious Films
Andy Oliver ... caterer: Screen Cuisine
Becky Paris ... production runner
Christopher Pavey ... floor runner (as Chris Pavey)
Tina Pawlik ... production coordinator
Gustavo Portugal ... adr loop group
Joe Pyle ... story consultant: Charles Bronson life
Luke Randolph ... completion guarantor: for International Film Guarantors
Scott Rice ... adr loop group
Carl Roberts ... adr loop group
Jay Simpson ... adr loop group
Nik Spencer ... dog handler in fight scene
Dominic Stabb ... in-house creative: epk editor
Yu-Fai Suen ... representative: Aramid Capital Partners
Paul Van Carter ... development assistant
Huberta Von Liel ... operations manager: Vertigo Films
Joe Walker ... crowd coordinator
Debbie Williams ... representative: EM Media
Lesley Wise ... legal and business affairs: Ingenious Films
Andy Booth ... unit medic (uncredited)
Lee Clyne ... health and safety advisor (uncredited)

Thanks

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Laurence Brown ... thanks
Dan Hodgett ... thanks
David Johnstone ... special thanks: Media Insurance Brokers
Nick O'Hagan ... thanks
Justin Shulman ... special thanks

Production Companies

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Distributors

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Special Effects

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  • Saint (graphic special effects and titles)

Other Companies

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

In 1974, a hot-headed 19 year old named Michael Peterson decided he wanted to make a name for himself and so, with a homemade sawn-off shotgun and a head full of dreams he attempted to rob a post office. Swiftly apprehended and originally sentenced to seven years in jail, Peterson has subsequently been behind bars for 34 years, 30 of which have been spent in solitary confinement. During that time, Michael Petersen, the boy, faded away and 'Charles Bronson,' his superstar alter ego, took center stage. Inside the mind of Bronson - a scathing indictment of celebrity culture. Written by Anonymous

Plot Keywords
Taglines The Man. The Myth. The Celebrity. See more »
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Additional Details

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Also Known As
  • Бронсон (Russia)
  • Μπρόνσον (Greece)
  • Bronson: el prisionero más peligroso (Mexico)
  • Бронсон (Ukraine)
  • Бронсън (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title)
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Runtime
  • 92 min
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Box Office

Budget $230,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United Kingdom GBP258,360, 15 Mar 2009

Did You Know?

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Trivia Charles Bronson was not allowed to see the film, but said that if his mother liked it, that would be enough for him. According to Refn, his mother loved it. In 2011 Bronson was finally allowed to see the film and called it "theatrical, creative and brilliant". See more »
Goofs At (11:00) The tutor asks Charles "What's the matter, Charlie?" But in this stage of the story Charles Bronson still had his original name Michael Peterson. He had not yet changed his name to Charles Bronson. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Zombieland/A Serious Man/Whip It (2009). See more »
Soundtracks Va pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) See more »
Quotes Charles Bronson: [Real Life Charles Bronson Quote] How would you feel, waking up in the morning without a window? My window is a steel grid, I 'ave to put my lips against that steel grid and suck in air, that's my morning... 'cause I got no air in my cell. I have to eat, sleep and crap in that room twenty-three hours of a twenty-four hour day. You tell me, what human being deserves that? Apart from the stinking paedophile or a child killer. I don't deserve that, I done nothing on this planet to deserve that. My bed is four inches off the floor, it's a concrete bed, my toilet hasn't even got a seat on it or a lid, and I 'ave to live like this month after month after month, and the way it's looking it's year after year after year. Now is that's right then so be, but let somebody else 'ave a fucking go at it, 'cause I've had twenty-six years of this bollocks and it's time to come out, and I want the jury at my trail to come and see how I'm living. But I'm not living, I'm existing.
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