As Johnson takes to the snowy terrain, with Millen and co in pursuit, a respect begins to form between the two wise heads, with Millen very much aware that there will be only one winner in this hunt. So it goes, framed by lovely location photography, and with Bronson and Marvin doing what they do best, film plays out as a snowy chase and survive adventure. It's very much fictionalised from the real story, but some instances are real, including the incredible journey that Johnson undertook whilst fleeing his pursuers.
Violence slots in and out of proceedings, as does moments of humour, and there's a nice grey area in the narrative that questions who you should be rooting for. In fact Marvin's characterisation of Millen is very enjoyable because he is irked by the cretins he finds himself hunting with. Some of the support players are under written, so therefore underused, while Dickinson pops in only briefly and purely as a bit of sexy relief from the machismo on show.
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Edit Did You Know? Trivia In Borderline , Charles Bronson 's previous picture to Death Hunt , the lead central character Bronson played was "Jeb Maynard", who was based on legendary US-Mexico border patrolman Ab Taylor aka "Albert Taylor" , who also acted as a technical consultant to that earlier film's production.
Bronson actually portrayed a character also called "Albert" in this his very next cinema movie, Death Hunt , where Bronson portrayed trapper "Albert Johnson". Goofs When Sundog is shot by the pilot in the biplane he is shown lying in the snow with his left arm across his face. When Millen kneels beside him he removes Sundog's right arm from across his face.
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Constable Millen was shot and killed by Johnson and was the only Mountie killed by Johnson during the manhunt. Carl Weathers was a black character working for the Mounties. Murray Shostak, the Canadian producer, said , "If you notice closely, he is not wearing the Mountie stripe on his pants. According to researcher Frank W.
To this day, the Mad Trapper's true identity has never been established. Bronson said about her character, There are many men who have gone to Canada and most of them have gone because they want to be alone I'm not saying that's what Albert Johnson did, though The more I read about Albert Johnson the more I felt he should be made sympathetic. We don't hide it [the fact the film was shot in Canada]. We say that it takes place in Canada and in that sense we've been more nationalistic than a lot of Canadian producers In the past five or 10 years, producers have been making a real effort to avoid having their films identified as Canadian because there is a silly theory that Americans won't go see films not shot in America We talk about Edmonton and Toronto in the film, and in most respects this is more of a Canadian film than most certified Canadian films.
The closest it gets [to the facts] is the snow. But it's not a documentary. Documentaries show at little theatres and at schools.
I loved the movie. I've never seen so many rotten people in one film. There's not a saving grace in anybody.
Principal photography for Death Hunt took place in March and April The film featured a Bristol F. The aircraft was on skis and equipped with an upper wing-mounted machine gun. Joan Collins was originally cast in the female. Angie Dickinson accepted what was a relatively small role because she wanted to work with Bronson and Marvin and "I wanted to see Banff".
She did admit "my part is so small it looks as if it's been almost cut out of the picture. I probably wouldn't have done it if they film had been set in Lancaster. Talk about a travesty - and that was with Canadian taxpayers' money. Death Hunt is American The experience was fun. I don't think I was treated any differently than Lee Marvin.
It's on Canadian films with American stars that you are treated as an also-ran. Marvin are such old hands at this sort of movie that each can create a character with ease, out of thin, cold air. The film's box office performance was described as "lethargic". However, Anchor Bay has since lost distribution rights to the film, and the DVD was forced out of print.
Factory has recently acquired the rights to the film and released it on DVD on February 1, , as a double bill with Butch and Sundance: The Early Days From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Death Hunt Promotional poster. Los Angeles Times 17 Feb Retrieved March 22, The Mad Trapper ". The New York Times. Los Angeles Times 5 Oct The Globe and Mail 30 Mar Lee Marvin beats drum for 'Death Hunt.
New York Times 22 May The Globe and Mail 4 Mar Los Angeles Times 7 May The Globe and Mail14 Apr New York Times 30 May Surrey, British Columbia, Canada: His Films and Career. Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide