Charles Bronson (as Joe Martin) appears to be leading the good life, on the French Riviera. He sails with his lovely step-daughter, and plays cards with the boys. Mr. Bronson has a beautiful home, where housewife Liv Ullmann (as Fabienne Martin) watches westerns on TV, and fetches him beers. Ms. Ullmann and daughter are relatively recent additions to Bronson's World - which is about to be rocked by the return of some really BAD men he knew when he was "Joe Morgan".
"Cold Sweat" is a fairly typical Bronson film, despite its origin, in France, as "De la part des copains"; and, the surprising appearance of Ullmann as the periled wife. The real Mrs. Bronson (Jill Ireland) appears later on, as the main squeeze for the film's villainous James Mason (as Captain Ross). Mr. Mason's slightly French influenced US Southern accent is interesting. Bronson is very fit. The 14 July "Bastille Day" is somewhat similar to America's 4 July "Independence Day". There is a too brief amount of female flesh. This is far from the best film in this genre; so, action afiliados should expect to be bored.
**** Cold Sweat (12/18/70) Terence Young ~ Charles Bronson, Liv Ullmann, James Mason, Jill Ireland
"Cold Sweat" is a fairly typical Bronson film, despite its origin, in France, as "De la part des copains"; and, the surprising appearance of Ullmann as the periled wife. The real Mrs. Bronson (Jill Ireland) appears later on, as the main squeeze for the film's villainous James Mason (as Captain Ross). Mr. Mason's slightly French influenced US Southern accent is interesting. Bronson is very fit. The 14 July "Bastille Day" is somewhat similar to America's 4 July "Independence Day". There is a too brief amount of female flesh. This is far from the best film in this genre; so, action afiliados should expect to be bored.
**** Cold Sweat (12/18/70) Terence Young ~ Charles Bronson, Liv Ullmann, James Mason, Jill Ireland