Cold Sweat (1970 film)
| Cold Sweat | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Terence Young |
| Screenplay by | Shimon Wincelberg Jo Eisinger Dorothea Bennett |
| Based on | Ride the Nightmare by Richard Matheson |
| Produced by | Robert Dorfmann Maurice Jacquin |
| Starring | Charles Bronson Liv Ullmann James Mason Jill Ireland |
| Cinematography | Jean Rabier |
| Music by | Michel Magne |
| Distributed by | Emerson Film Enterprises |
Release date | June 14, 1970 |
Running time | 94 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy |
| Language | English |
Cold Sweat is a 1970 French-Italian international co-production starring Charles Bronson and directed by Terence Young. It is based on the 1959 novel Ride the Nightmare by Richard Matheson. It was filmed in and around Beaulieu-sur-Mer.
Plot[edit]
An American (Charles Bronson) living in France must face his past when his wife and daughter are kidnapped by former fellow convicts turned narco-dealers he once double-crossed.
Cast[edit]
- Charles Bronson as Joe Moran / Joe Martin
- Liv Ullmann as Fabienne Martin
- James Mason as Captain Ross
- Jill Ireland as Moira
- Jean Topart as Katanga
- Michel Constantin as Vermont aka Whitey (dubbed by David Hess)
- Luigi Pistilli as Fausto Gelardi
- Yannick De Lulle as Michèle Martin
- Paul Bonifas as the doctor
- Sabine Sun as the nurse
- Roger Mailles as Poker Player
- Nathalie Varallo as Violet
- Remo Mosconi as Marius
- Dominique Crosland as The Girl Scout Leader
- Yannick Deheth as Uncredited
- Gabriele Ferzetti as Uncredited
- Bob Ingarao as Fisherman (uncredited)
Production[edit]
The film was known for an extended car chase with an Opel Commodore GS/E I6 involving the Bronson character's attempt to get a doctor to a wounded drug dealer in exchange for his wife.[1]
Actress Liv Ullmann complained in an interview that Charles Bronson was rude to her and her daughter during the filming. She claims that he returned her child to her when she wandered to his table and admonished her by saying "Please keep your child to yourself."[2]
External links[edit]
- Cold Sweat at IMDb
- Cold Sweat is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
- Cold Sweat at Rotten Tomatoes
References[edit]
- ^ Internet Movie Car Database: 1969 Opel Commodore GS/E Coupé [A]
- ^ Metro Media USA website
- 1970 films
- 1970s thriller films
- Films based on works by Richard Matheson
- Films based on American novels
- Films directed by Terence Young
- French thriller films
- Italian thriller films
- Seafaring films
- Films set in the Mediterranean Sea
- Films set in France
- Films set on the French Riviera
- Films produced by Robert Dorfmann
- English-language French films
- English-language Italian films
- 1970s exploitation films
- 1970s English-language films
- 1970s Italian films
- 1970s French films
- French exploitation films
- Italian exploitation films
- Films about kidnapping
- Films about the illegal drug trade
- French crime thriller films
- Italian crime thriller films
- Films about hostage takings
- French films about revenge
- Italian films about revenge
- Films with screenplays by Shimon Wincelberg
- Films scored by Michel Magne