| Death Hunt | |
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 Theatrical release poster by John Solie | |
| Directed by | Peter Hunt |
| Written by | Michael Grais and Mark Victor |
| Produced by | Murray Shostak |
| Starring | Charles Bronson Lee Marvin Andrew Stevens Carl Weathers Ed Lauter Angie Dickinson |
| Cinematography | James Devis |
| Edited by | John F. Burnett Allan Jacobs |
| Music by | Jerrold Immel |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox (worldwide) Golden Harvest (Hong Kong) |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Countries | United States Hong Kong |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10–10.5 million[1][2] |
| Box office | $5 million[3] |
Death Hunt is a 1981 Western action film directed by Peter Hunt. The film stars Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Carl Weathers, Maury Chaykin, Ed Lauter and Andrew Stevens. Death Hunt was a fictionalized account of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) pursuit of a man named Albert Johnson.[4] Earlier films exploring the same topic were The Mad Trapper (1972), a British made-for-television production and Challenge to Be Free (also known as Mad Trapper of the Yukon and Mad Trapper) (1975).[5][6]
- ^ Solomon 1989, p. 259.
- ^ THE COLD THAT CAUGHT THE 'VIRUS': THE COLD THAT CAUGHT 'VIRUS' MARKFIELD, ALAN. Los Angeles Times 17 Feb 1980: n3.
- ^ 'Death Hunt' (box-office performance), The Numbers. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ^ Lentz 1999, p. 166.
- ^ "The Mad Trapper (1972)." IMDb. Retrieved: December 1, 2014.
- ^ "Details: The Mad Trapper (1975)". The New York Times. Retrieved: December 1, 2014.