Product Details

• Actors: Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Marlène Jobert, Gabriele Tinti, Jean Gaven
• Directors: René Clément
• Writers: Lorenzo Ventavoli, Sébastien Japrisot
• Producers: Serge Silberman
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Monterey Home Video
• VHS Release Date: July 15, 1992
• Run Time: 115 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6300198537
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #292,204 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved It!!, May 12, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Rider on the Rain [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This movie is Bronson at his finest. It is full of suspense romance, and intrigue. The only drawback I can find on this movie is it is not yet available on DVD form.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars marlene's moment, December 11, 2006

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cvairag (Allan Hancock College) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rider on the Rain [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I saw this film on its run in US theaters in 1970. Not unlike a Hitchcock film, the tension is built on character development. Bronson still a bit before he reached superstar popularity, in an understated, superb performance. But for me, his co-star, Marlene Jobert, really heats up the screen, with a complex, multi-layered portrayal, in this sophisticated tale of rape, survival, romance. Clement's direction deserves recognition: the rich hues, the weather blend with continually fluctuating moods on a rather intimate level to tell the story. Good show.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Bronson's best!, March 29, 2003

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Lewis Brague "lewisbrague" (Brockport, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rider on the Rain [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I am sort of a Bronson fan I suppose and, in my opinion, this film,along with Hard Times, From Noon Till Three, Honor Among Thieves, and Red Sun, is one of his very best. I own two biographies of Bronson and he is quoted as stating that this film and Red Sun are probably his personal favorites. Rider on the Rain(1969) was really the first film where Bronson was the only starring male. His huge fame in France began with Honor Among Thieves(1968) but he co-starred with Alain Delon in that film. In Rider on the Rain, Bronson's acting shows quite a broad range and is literally fun to watch. I often wonder how he would have done with a comedy role. With the right director and the right script, Bronson was actually capable of acting with a humorous twinkle in his eye. In Rider on the Rain, Bronson gets to show confidence, anger, sympathy, affection, violence, determination, and a curious fearlessness. His female co-star, Marlene Jobert, is a wonderful mix of helplessness and strength and adds tremendously to the films overall success. Of course, the directing and the dialogue also add greatly but in this particular film, without Bronson's presence, the film would have, in my opinion, failed thoroughly. If you are a Bronson fan, and even if you are not, I heartily recommend this one!