Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity

Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity

52 mins | Documentary, History, TV Movie | Nov. 29, 2020

With his grizzled moustache and chiselled features, Charles Bronson is the embodiment of a slightly archaic, brooding and almost reactionary virility. But who is he really? Often hired to play marginalised Native American or Mexican characters before he was typecast as the image of a lone killer, Bronson was a major figure in the popular cinema of the 1960s and 70s and his stony-faced, physical acting and career are worthy of a second look.

Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity

52 mins | Documentary, History, TV Movie | Nov. 29, 2020

Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity
With his grizzled moustache and chiselled features, Charles Bronson is the embodiment of a slightly archaic, brooding and almost reactionary virility. But who is he really? Often hired to play marginalised Native American or Mexican characters before he was typecast as the image of a lone killer, Bronson was a major figure in the popular cinema of the 1960s and 70s and his stony-faced, physical acting and career are worthy of a second look.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers ARTE, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, Questar Video, Slow Production
Original title Charles Bronson, le génie du mâle
Directors Jean Lauritano
Writers Jean Lauritano

Cast

Michel Zlotowski

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Charles Bronson

as Self (archive footage)

Jill Ireland

as Self (archive footage)

Michael Winner

as Self (archive footage)

Sergio Leone

as Self (archive footage)

Dino De Laurentiis

as Self (archive footage)

René Clément

as Self (archive footage)

Jean Herman

as Self (archive footage)

Sébastien Japrisot

as Self (archive footage)

Yoram Globus

as Self (archive footage)

Menahem Golan

as Self (archive footage)

Patrick Brion

as Self (archive footage)

Bernard Rapp

as Self (archive footage)

Robert Aldrich

as Self (archive footage)

Ursula Andress

as Self (archive footage)

Robert De Niro

as Self (archive footage)

Alain Delon

as Self (archive footage)

Clint Eastwood

as Self (archive footage)

Henry Fonda

as Self (archive footage)

Marlène Jobert

as Self (archive footage)

David McCallum

as Self (archive footage)

Steve McQueen

as Self (archive footage)

Toshirō Mifune

as Self (archive footage)

Sean Penn

as Self (archive footage)

Elvis Presley

as Self (archive footage)

Robert Redford

as Self (archive footage)

Telly Savalas

as Self (archive footage)

Frank Sinatra

as Self (archive footage)

Elizabeth Taylor

as Self (archive footage)

Uma Thurman

as Self (archive footage)

Donald Trump

as Self (archive footage)

Lee Marvin

as Self (archive footage)