Product Details

• Actors: Charles Bronson, Jacqueline Bisset, John Houseman, Maximilian Schell, Harry Guardino
• Directors: J. Lee Thompson
• Writers: Barry Beckerman, Ross Thomas
• Producers: Pancho Kohner, Stanley S. Canter
• Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• VHS Release Date: April 1, 1992
• Run Time: 94 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302877857
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #297,559 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Ex-crime reporter Raymond St. Ives has elegant taste, a yen for gambling and an unfinished novel in his typewriter. When he crosses paths with sinister Oliver Procane he gets something else: a price on his head. St. Ives is a hard-boiled update of classic mystery thrillers particularly The Maltese Falcon. Charles Bronson is smoothly right as the clever title character at odds with petty crooks and high-rollers, among them Maximilian Schell as a whining lackey and Jacqueline Bisset as a modern femme fatale. But the show is stolen by John Houseman as the devilish Procane a worthy successor to Sydney Greenstreet. Elisha Cook Daniel J. Travanti Jeff Goldblum and Robert Englund are also featured in this sleek funny caper.

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bronson's Best Acting Acheivement!, May 8, 2002

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Gus Mauro "coolbrezze" (Brandon,mb) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: St Ives [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Charles Bronson shows the crittics that he can act in a more
complex murder/mystery than his usual tough guy revenge films
and do an outstanding Job. Bronson Plays Ray St.Ives a famous
crime reporter turned author who is in finacial trouble takes
a job offered to him by his lawyer to act as a go between and deliver a huge sum of money to those who have stolen incrimanating ledgers from a devious, eccentric old crime kingpin(John Houseman)So after failed attempts to deilver the money for the ledgers the exchange does get transacted but their are four pages missing from the ledgers than Bronson blackmails Houseman to take him on the mission to find the missing pages putting himself in danger. This is definalty one of the best films of the seventies and certainly one of the best films
Charles Bronson has ever done. Here he plays a smart,cool type
of indivdual who uses more words than his fists. Great cast
includes Jacquline Bisset a red head beauty just at the start
of her carrer played the femme fatele to a T. I'ts a shame Bronson didn't do more of these type of films because the man can
act beyond his usual tough guy exploits and he proves that in
this film.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One Of Bronson's Best, May 19, 2005

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Kay's Husband (Virginia, U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: St. Ives (DVD)

I first saw this film in a theatre in Summer, 1976, and have since watched it on TV several times, awaiting the day the DVD would be issued.

It is easily said that this is not only one of my favorite Bronson films, but just one of my favorite films in general. There is an ambience or quality to this film that just reaches out to me. Everything just works.

The other reviews listed here sum up the movie pretty well. But I will say I am surprised that only one reviewer mentions in passing one role that helps make this movie, and that is the one played by Dana Elcar. Elcar plays a detective on the police force who is not only friendly to St. Ives, but somewhat protective by the latitude he offers. At the ending, it is of course natural that Dana Elcar's character is called in by St. Ives to help tidy up the messy details. Dana Elcar was a supreme actor both in the movies and on TV, and it is true tragedy that he ended life going blind.

If you enjoy Bronson movies, or laid back, cool detective movies this one is for you. Now, if I can just locate that great looking cafeteria in this movie I will be all set. Ray St. Ives sure knew where to eat, but never learned not to bet on the Los Angeles Rams!

Semper Fi.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BRONSON AT HIS COOLEST !, August 3, 2005

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Film Fanatic "Fanatic" (Minneapolis) - See all my reviews

This review is from: St. Ives (DVD)

It's King of Kings Charles Bronson time again. When my son recently put on the tape of 'St. Ives' and I heard the great score by Lalo Schifrin during the opening credits, I just had to run into the living room. I remember this score from 'St. Ives' being used by the ABC sports channel on many an occassion in the late 70's/Early 80's.
Another Bronson film theme that used to be used very often on TV and in other places was the great score from 'Breakheart Pass'. Both these films' themes are to die for.
This is one cool film reminiscent of the great mystery films of the 1940's. It's well acted, well directed, well scored and very entertaining.
Watch it and you will see what I mean.