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| Directed by | J. Lee Thompson |
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| Based on | The Evil That Men Do 1978 novel by R. Lance Hill |
| Produced by | Pancho Kohner |
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| Cinematography | Xavier Cruz |
| Edited by | Peter Lee Thompson |
| Music by | Ken Thorne |
Production companies | ITC Entertainment Capricorn Company |
| Distributed by | Tri-Star Pictures |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $4.6 million[2] |
| Box office | $13.1 million[3] |
The Evil That Men Do is a 1984 American action thriller film directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Charles Bronson, Theresa Saldana, Joseph Maher and José Ferrer. The film is adapted by R. Lance Hill (under the alias ‘David Lee Henry’) and John M. Crowther from Hill’s 1978 novel of the same title. It was produced by ITC Entertainment and released by Tri-Star Pictures on September 21, 1984.
Bronson plays a former assassin who comes out of retirement to avenge the death of his journalist friend at the hands of a torturer called "The Doctor", who works for various dictatorships worldwide, particularly those of Operation Condor. The film marks the fifth collaboration between Bronson and director J. Lee Thompson, following St. Ives (1976), The White Buffalo (1977), Caboblanco (1980), and 10 to Midnight (1983).
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- ^ Talbot, Paul. "CINEMA RETRO SPECIAL REPORT: PAUL TALBOT ON ... Celebrating Films of the 1960s & 1970s, www.cinemaretro.com, February 01, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
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