{"id":53028,"date":"2018-11-07T11:17:46","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T16:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/?p=53028"},"modified":"2018-11-07T11:20:02","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T16:20:02","slug":"the-five-best-charles-bronson-performances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/?p=53028","title":{"rendered":"The Five Best Charles Bronson Performances"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- JSON-LD markup generated by Google Structured Data Markup Helper. --> <script type=\"application\/ld+json\"> [ { \"@context\" : \"http:\/\/schema.org\", \"@type\" : \"Article\", \"name\" : \"The Five Best Charles Bronson Performances\", \"datePublished\" : [ \"2018-11-07\", \"Please insert valid ISO 8601 date\/time here. Examples: 2015-07-27 or 2015-07-27T15:30\" ], \"image\" : \"http:\/\/2h3mh837ken53kitqv1co5fh83o.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/bronson.jpg\", \"articleBody\" : \"During the early 1970s, <A href=\\\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?q=charles+bronson&amp;mod=AP\\\" onclick=\\\"_gaq.push([&#39;_trackEvent&#39;, &#39;outbound-article&#39;, &#39;https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?q=charles+bronson&amp;mod=AP&#39;, &#39;Charles Bronson&#39;]);\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Charles Bronson<\/A> was the biggest star in the world \u2014 well, pretty much everywhere except the U.S. However, he quickly attracted the attention of American studios and became a box office attraction stateside with films like <EM><A href=\\\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/death-wish\/032429282484\\\" onclick=\\\"_gaq.push([&#39;_trackEvent&#39;, &#39;outbound-article&#39;, &#39;https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/death-wish\/032429282484&#39;, &#39;Death Wish&#39;]);\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Death Wish<\/A><\/EM>, <EM><A href=\\\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/st-ives-1976-st-ives\/888574489298\\\" onclick=\\\"_gaq.push([&#39;_trackEvent&#39;, &#39;outbound-article&#39;, &#39;https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/st-ives-1976-st-ives\/888574489298&#39;, &#39;St. Ives&#39;]);\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">St. Ives<\/A><\/EM>, and <EM>Telefon<\/EM>. Before his unexpected international stardom, he headlined quality low-budget efforts (<EM>Machine Gun Kelly<\/EM>) and made memorable impressions in supporting roles in movies like <EM>The Magnificent Seven<\/EM>. Sure, he starred in some stinkers in the 1980s, but let\u2019s forget about those and focus on the five best starring performances from the underrated Charles Bronson:<\/P>\\n<P><STRONG>1. <EM>Death Wish<\/EM><\/STRONG><\/P>\\n<P>Morally repugnant? No. Ethically questionable? Probably. Highly manipulative? Definitely. This 1974 controversial vigilante drama may be difficult to watch at times, but it\u2019s well-made and acted with conviction. Film critic Judith Crist noted Bronson\u2019s \u201csuperb performance\u201d as the everyman who gradually evolves into a one-man jury. Even Rex Reed wrote: \u201cPeople who are tired of being frightened, endangered and ripped-off daily in New York City are going to love Charles Bronson in <EM>Death Wish<\/EM> as much as I do.\u201d The less side about the D<EM>eath Wish<\/EM> sequels, the better.\", \"url\" : \"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/?p=53028\", \"publisher\" : { \"@type\" : \"Organization\", \"name\" : \"MovieFanFare\" } }, { \"@context\" : \"http:\/\/schema.org\", \"@type\" : \"Article\", \"name\" : \"The Five Best Charles Bronson Performances\", \"datePublished\" : [ \"2018-11-07\", \"Please insert valid ISO 8601 date\/time here. Examples: 2015-07-27 or 2015-07-27T15:30\" ], \"image\" : \"http:\/\/2h3mh837ken53kitqv1co5fh83o.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Telefon.jpg\", \"articleBody\" : \"5. <EM><A href=\\\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/hard-times\/043396433960\\\" onclick=\\\"_gaq.push([&#39;_trackEvent&#39;, &#39;outbound-article&#39;, &#39;https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/hard-times\/043396433960&#39;, &#39;Hard Times&#39;]);\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Hard Times<\/A><\/EM><\/STRONG><\/P>\\n<P>Bronson plays a drifter during the Great Depression, who meets a hustler named Speed (<A href=\\\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?cr=James%20Coburn%7C543612&amp;mod=AP\\\" onclick=\\\"_gaq.push([&#39;_trackEvent&#39;, &#39;outbound-article&#39;, &#39;https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?cr=James%20Coburn%7C543612&amp;mod=AP&#39;, &#39;James Coburn&#39;]);\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">James Coburn<\/A>) and becomes a successful bare-knuckled fighter. It\u2019s a quiet Bronson performance, but he and the fast-talking Coburn (along with <A href=\\\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?cr=Strother%20Martin%7C404799&amp;mod=AP\\\" onclick=\\\"_gaq.push([&#39;_trackEvent&#39;, &#39;outbound-article&#39;, &#39;https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?cr=Strother%20Martin%7C404799&amp;mod=AP&#39;, &#39;Strother Martin&#39;]);\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Strother Martin<\/A> as their \u201ccut man\u201d) make a fine team. <EM>Time&lt;.em&gt; critic Jay Cocks called the film \u201ca tidy parable about strength and honor\u201d with Bronson\u2019s \u201cbest performance to date.\u201d<\/EM><\/P>\\n<P>Honorable Mentions: <EM><A href=\\\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/the-great-escape\/027616668028\\\" onclick=\\\"_gaq.push([&#39;_trackEvent&#39;, &#39;outbound-article&#39;, &#39;https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/the-great-escape\/027616668028&#39;, &#39;The Great Escape&#39;]);\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Great Escape<\/A><\/EM> and <EM><A href=\\\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/the-magnificent-seven-collection\/883904215257\\\" onclick=\\\"_gaq.push([&#39;_trackEvent&#39;, &#39;outbound-article&#39;, &#39;https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/the-magnificent-seven-collection\/883904215257&#39;, &#39;The Magnificent Seven&#39;]);\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Magnificent Seven<\/A><\/EM> (two excellent films included here only because Bronson\u2019s screen time is limited); <EM><A href=\\\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/red-sun\/4897005024515\\\" onclick=\\\"_gaq.push([&#39;_trackEvent&#39;, &#39;outbound-article&#39;, &#39;https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/red-sun\/4897005024515&#39;, &#39;Red Sun&#39;]);\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Red Sun<\/A><\/EM> (an international Western more fun than it has a right to be); and <EM><A href=\\\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/breakheart-pass\/738329135324\\\" onclick=\\\"_gaq.push([&#39;_trackEvent&#39;, &#39;outbound-article&#39;, &#39;https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/breakheart-pass\/738329135324&#39;, &#39;Breakheart Pass&#39;]);\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Breakheart Pass<\/A><\/EM> (a Western mystery set on a train).<\/P>\\n<P><EM>Rick29 is a film reference book author and a regular contributor at the <A href=\\\"http:\/\/classic-film-tv.blogspot.com\/\\\" onclick=\\\"_gaq.push([&#39;_trackEvent&#39;, &#39;outbound-article&#39;, &#39;http:\/\/classic-film-tv.blogspot.com\/&#39;, &#39;Classic Film &amp; TV Caf\u00e9 &#39;]);\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"nofollow noopener\\\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><STRONG>Classic Film &amp; TV Caf\u00e9 <\/STRONG><\/A><\/EM><EM>, on <STRONG>Facebook<\/STRONG><\/EM><EM> and Twitter. <\/EM><EM>He\u2019s a big fan of MovieFanFare, too, of course\", \"url\" : \"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/?p=53028\", \"publisher\" : { \"@type\" : \"Organization\", \"name\" : \"MovieFanFare\" } } ] <\/script><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-53029\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/bronson.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"285\" \/>During the early 1970s, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?q=charles+bronson&amp;mod=AP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Charles Bronson<\/a> was the biggest star in the world &#8212; well, pretty much everywhere except the U.S. However, he quickly attracted the attention of American studios and became a box office attraction stateside with films like <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/death-wish\/032429282484\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Death Wish<\/a><\/em>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/st-ives-1976-st-ives\/888574489298\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">St. Ives<\/a><\/em>, and <em>Telefon<\/em>. Before his unexpected international stardom, he headlined quality low-budget efforts (<em>Machine Gun Kelly<\/em>) and made memorable impressions in supporting roles in movies like <em>The Magnificent Seven<\/em>. Sure, he starred in some stinkers in the 1980s, but let&#8217;s forget about those and focus on the five best starring performances from the underrated Charles Bronson:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. <em>Death Wish<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Morally repugnant? No. Ethically questionable? Probably. Highly manipulative? Definitely. This 1974 controversial vigilante drama may be difficult to watch at times, but it&#8217;s well-made and acted with conviction. Film critic Judith Crist noted Bronson&#8217;s &#8220;superb performance&#8221; as the everyman who gradually evolves into a one-man jury. Even Rex Reed wrote: &#8220;People who are tired of being frightened, endangered and ripped-off daily in New York City are going to love Charles Bronson in <em>Death Wish<\/em> as much as I do.&#8221; The less side about the D<em>eath Wish<\/em> sequels, the better.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/from-noon-till-three-1976\/738329214791\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">From Noon Till Three<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Playwright Frank D. Gilroy (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/the-subject-was-roses\/883316204757\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Subject Was Roses<\/a><\/em>) wrote and directed this clever satire about celebrity. Bronson plays Graham Dorsey, a minor outlaw who spends an afternoon with an attractive widow (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?cr=Jill%20Ireland%7C253823&amp;mod=AP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jill Ireland<\/a>&#8211;Bronson&#8217;s wife). Her later account of their romantic interlude&#8211;imaginatively enhanced&#8211;spawns a bestselling book, play, and song. She becomes wealthy and he winds up in prison where no one believes that he&#8217;s the famous Graham Dorsey. Bronson creates one of his best characters in Dorsey, who is equally charming and conniving. Ireland gives her best film performance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/once-upon-a-time-in-the-west\/032429281777\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Once Upon a Time in the West<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?cr=Sergio%20Leone%7C757836&amp;mod=AP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sergio Leone<\/a>&#8216;s Spaghetti Western masterpiece is an ensemble piece about the final days of the Old West (though, with its three-hour length, each of the four main characters get plenty of screen time). Bronson is a standout as the enigmatic Harmonica, whose motive for seeking vengeance against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?cr=Henry%20Fonda%7C229385&amp;mod=AP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Henry Fonda<\/a>&#8216;s nasty villain isn&#8217;t revealed until the film&#8217;s grand showdown.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-53030\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Telefon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"465\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Telefon.jpg 465w, https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Telefon-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/telefon-1977\/888574600396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telefon<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bronson portrays a KGB agent who teams with an American spy (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?cr=Lee%20Remick%7C575458&amp;mod=AP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Lee Remick<\/a>) to uncover a network of programmed assassins&#8211;apparently normal people who turn into killers after listening to Robert Frost&#8217;s poem &#8220;Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening.&#8221; Sounds preposterous? Perhaps, but it&#8217;s immensely entertaining and Bronson hits all the right notes as the dogged pursuer with a photographic memory.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/hard-times\/043396433960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Hard Times<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bronson plays a drifter during the Great Depression, who meets a hustler named Speed (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?cr=James%20Coburn%7C543612&amp;mod=AP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">James Coburn<\/a>) and becomes a successful bare-knuckled fighter. It&#8217;s a quiet Bronson performance, but he and the fast-talking Coburn (along with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?cr=Strother%20Martin%7C404799&amp;mod=AP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Strother Martin<\/a> as their &#8220;cut man&#8221;) make a fine team. <em>Time&lt;.em&gt; critic Jay Cocks called the film &#8220;a tidy parable about strength and honor&#8221; with Bronson&#8217;s &#8220;best performance to date.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Honorable Mentions: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/the-great-escape\/027616668028\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Great Escape<\/a><\/em> and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/the-magnificent-seven-collection\/883904215257\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Magnificent Seven<\/a><\/em> (two excellent films included here only because Bronson&#8217;s screen time is limited); <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/red-sun\/4897005024515\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Red Sun<\/a><\/em> (an international Western more fun than it has a right to be); and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/breakheart-pass\/738329135324\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Breakheart Pass<\/a><\/em> (a Western mystery set on a train).<\/p>\n<p><em>Rick29 is a film reference book author and a regular contributor at the <a href=\"http:\/\/classic-film-tv.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Classic Film &amp; TV Caf\u00e9 <\/strong><\/a><\/em><em>, on <strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/em><em> and Twitter. <\/em><em>He\u2019s a big fan of MovieFanFare, too, of course!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the early 1970s, Charles Bronson was the biggest star in the world &#8212; well, pretty much everywhere except the U.S. However, he quickly attracted the attention of American studios and became a box office attraction stateside with films like&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9691,"featured_media":53029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5619],"tags":[7242,1798,6990,8555,8554,1644,5481,6711,8551,8553,8550,8552],"coauthors":[3819],"class_list":["post-53028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guest-posts","tag-1970s-films","tag-charles-bronson","tag-death-wish","tag-from-noon-till-three","tag-hard-times","tag-henry-fonda","tag-james-coburn","tag-jill-ireland","tag-lee-remick","tag-once-upon-a-time-in-the-west","tag-strother-martin","tag-telefon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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