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Cold Sweat (1970)

3.1 out of 5 stars 36 customer reviews

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  • Actors: Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland
  • Directors: Terence Young
  • Format: NTSC
  • Region: All Regions
  • Studio: Synergy Ent
  • DVD Release Date: September 13, 2007
  • Run Time: 94 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000VZK1P8
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #46,829 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Cold Sweat (1970)" on IMDb

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Charles Bronson's performance is riveting.

Liv Ullmann who played his wife is okay.

The action scenes are swift and deadly.

The first 70 minutes contain some good suspense and action. Especially the scene when Charles Bronson fetched the doctor and the scene right after that, they were almost unbearable to me.

This is one of the timeless movies of Charles Bronson. The others are: Dead To Rights, Family of Cops 1, Family of Cops 3, Mr. Majestyk, Murphy's Law, Red Sun, and The Evil That Men Do.

P.S.

When I first posted this review in 2007, the DVD I bought contained poor quality of the ending scene. It was dark and blurry, very difficult to see what's going on. That's why I made a complaint my review. That's also why one of the 3 comments posted here asked me to reveal what company that made the DVD I bought. Today, June 2013, I bought another DVD from Amazon. Its video quality is very good. Especially the last scene is clear and sharp.

So, I've deleted the old complaint and updated the review accordingly.
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This is not the greatest Bronson movie ever made but it is nonetheless entertaining. It does have one spectacular car chase or rather motorcycle pursuit on winding roads of south of France. There are some nice perforamnces and it's fun to see James Mason play a villain although he's a likable one. Liv Ullman is fine and Jill Ireland plays a hilarious rich hippie chick.

There are the usual plot absurdities but Bronson is the reason we watch these movies and he's no different here. He's a very likeable tough guy trying very hard to be nice around bunch of incorrigable villains.

The main concern here though is the resolution quality. It looks like they transfered a video quality image. On a high def flat panel it looks aweful, but you can still enjoy the film. I wish they would remaster but I guess that's why the price is cheap. If image quality and DVD presentation are important then this should really get a 2 star rating.
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My only addition to the previous reviews is criticism of James Mason's awful accent as a southern American. Mason never overcame his British accent to successfully present himself as an American, let alone a Southerner. Modern British Empire actors have overcome their accents to a much greater degree. He soured every scene he opened his mouth. The professionalism wasn't there. How the times have changed!
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Slow moving story of an ex-GI who assumed an alias as a fishing boat captain in a Mediterrenean coastal town. He is hiding from the authorities and his old partners with whom he committed a robbery; they were nabbed and imprisoned but he escaped and now they are back for revenge.

Limited scenery, "hamy" acting and awkward fight scenes. Overall cheap production, even by the standards of the late 1960s. Probably a "payday" movie for Bronson and his wife Jill Ireland. As a fan of Bronson, I believe that this is not his best work. The superbly talented, luminous Liv Ulman, sleep walks through her role as the captain's wife. Similarly, the great James Mason's acting skills are wasted in this turkey.
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Extremely dull thriller Starring Charles Bronson as an American ship's captain with a rental boat living in France with his Swedish wife and step-daughter. His life is just peachy until some crooks from his past turn up in his living room demanding--well, it's actually hard to say for sure the plotting is so muddled. It has something to do with a boat with a Turkish flag and a spacey hippie-chick (the inevitable Jill Ireland) with a suitcase full of money but beyond that I really couldn't say for sure.

It's hard to imagine how Cold Sweat could possibly be less suspenseful than it is. James Mason plays one of the villains with a horrible American accent that he seems to be having fun with--but everyone else just seems bored and going through the motions for a paycheck. There's very little in the way of plotting in Cold Sweat--just characters spinning around in circles long enough to run out the clock. Charles Bronson made a large number of forgettable European thrillers in the late 1960's/early 1970's before becoming a Hollywood action star with movies like The Mechanic and Mr. Majestyk. Cold Sweat is about as forgettable as it gets.
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Pretty good for a 40 year old movie. I like Charles Bronson so I figured I'd give it a shot. (no pun intended) I was pleasantly surprised that it was as good as it was. Not the best of Bronson, but definitely worth a viewing. I'd recommend it.
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Have seen this movie in 70s and Bronson was a rage then. Seeing this after so many years, felt that this was dated. Didn't excite me as much, though of course have seen some scene copied in some Hindi films
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Cold Sweat, 1970 film

The movie starts by a harbor in France, one fishing motor boat arrives from the sea. The captain plays cards and wins. Back home he gets a phone call and hangs up. Its not for the police. Lights out, curtains drawn! [Who is Joe Moran?] There is a noise inside the house. A stranger talks to them, but doesn't say much. "How did you find me?" [Is this actor's voice dubbed?] There is a fight, Joe wins. But he won't call the police. Joe explains his past life in Germany to Fabienne. He was part of a criminal gang. Joe tidies up, nothing on the living room floor. They carry "Vermont" away. Fabienne is fussy about a clean house. On the return they find three old friends waiting. Ross asks for Joe's boat. Will he go along? Yes. On the sea there is a boat with a Turkish flag. Opium? Joe learns about his stepdaughter.

Fausto is paged at the airport. Joe sees him, then meets a courier. They go for a ride and stop at a isolated cottage. Joe can bargain with Ross now that he has a hostage. But something goes wrong! Joe wants to get a doctor for Ross. Katanga makes a decision but it is overruled. Joe leaves with Moira to get a doctor and quickly return. There is an exciting car chase on a curvy highway, then the car goes off the road! [The red car looks like new.] The situation changes back at that cottage. Katanga is now in charge. They go for a boat ride together. A flare gun adds to the celebrations. And so it ends well. "I'm hungry."

This was filmed in southern France at the port of Beaulieu-Sur-Mer (a fine place by the sea). The story of a gang that abducts people goes back to "The Petrified Forest" and similar movies from the 1930s-1940s. The cast seems chosen by a quota system. You may find it just about average.
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