Mr. Majestyk (USA 1974) - Soundtrack by Charles Bernstein

Mr. Majestyk (USA 1974)
Directed by Richard Fleischer
Soundtrack by Charles Bernstein
Mr. Majestyk is a 1974 American action film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Charles Bronson. The film is based on a novel written by Elmore Leonard.

Vince Majestyk (Charles Bronson) is a former U. S. Army Ranger instructor and Vietnam War veteran who now owns a remote watermelon farm in rural Colorado. He needs to harvest his crop in order to keep the farm financially solvent.
A small-time hoodlum, Bobby Kopas (Paul Koslo), attempts to coerce Majestyk into a protection racket of using unskilled drunks to harvest his watermelon crop. Majestyk runs Kopas off (with his own shotgun) and instead hires skilled Mexican migrant workers, including Nancy Chavez (Linda Cristal), with whom Majestyk begins a relationship. Kopas brings assault charges against him, however, causing Majestyk to be arrested and taken to the local jail.
There he meets Frank Renda (Al Lettieri), a notorious mob hit man being transferred to a higher-security prison. Renda's men break him out of police custody during a prisoner movement in a bus. In the escape attempt, Majestyk drives off in the bus with Renda still in handcuffs. Majestyk plans on trading Renda back to the police so that he can finish his harvest. Renda offers a fortune for his freedom but Majestyk just wants to get back to his melons.
With the help of his girlfriend Wiley (Lee Purcell), Renda escapes from Majestyk. He meets up with his lawyer and his right-hand man Lundy and plans his revenge on Majestyk. The violent Renda is advised to fly to Mexico to elude a police dragnet looking for him, but he is blinded by his desire for revenge. He tells his men to find the "melon picker" so that he can have the satisfaction of killing him personally.
Rather than being afraid, Majestyk turns the tables. He sets a trap at Renda's cabin hideout. Renda betrays his own men, Lundy and Kopas, leading to Lundy's death and to Kopas being captured, prior to a final showdown between Majestyk and Renda.

Cast:
Charles Bronson as Vince Majestyk
Al Lettieri as Frank Renda
Linda Cristal as Nancy Chavez
Lee Purcell as Wiley
Paul Koslo as Bobby Kopas
Taylor Lacher as Gene Lundy
Frank Maxwell as Detective Lieutenant McAllen
Alejandro Rey as Larry Mendoza
Jordan Rhodes as Deputy Harold Richie
Bert Santos as Julio Tomas

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[igelche2]

I do not know the movie, but the sound is brilliant! 5*****

[DukeFanGermany]

@igelche2

i saw the movie a lot of times. in my opinion, one of the best Bronson Movies ever made... with a great cast too. Al Lettieri, Paul Koslo and the beautiful Linda Cristal. German Title: Das Gesetz bin ich.

Oder auf gut Deutsch. Der Streifen läuft mindestens einmal im Jahr im TV. Gerne versteckt zu später Stunde in einem der dritten Programme. Also dort, wo wenn überhaupt die TV-Highlights zu finden sind. Der Müll läuft in der Hauptsendezeit, so ists halt leider .....

[thekuduman]

all the man wanted to do was bring in his melons...... >;)

[Green18600]

Brilliant Motion Picture!! (The Late) Charles Bronson did a brilliant job in portraying the role of Vincent Majestyk in the movie ... particularly as a hardened ex-convict trying to make a living only to have Frank Renada standing in his way. A 10!!