Cold Sweat
5.7
“Bronson and Mason play a high stakes game of cat and mouse . . . and only one man can walk away the winner”
During the Korean War, Joe Moran, is convicted for striking a colonel. Imprisoned in Germany he encounters his former company commander Captain Ross, jailed for black marketeering. Together with Ross' cohorts Joe agrees to escape with them, but things go wrong and a policeman is killed. An appalled Joe escapes by himself, abandoning the others, who are recaptured. Years later Joe has a boat rental business where he is found by Ross. Now a wanted drug smuggler he wants the use of Joe's boats and to ensure his cooperation, they kidnap his wife and daughter.
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Cast
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Charles Bronson
Joe Martin
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
Death Wish
Liv Ullmann
Fabienne Martin
Known for
Persona
Cries and Whispers
Jean Topart
Katanga
Known for
Ulysses 31
Fantastic Planet
James Mason
Captain Ross
Known for
Lolita
North by Northwest
Jill Ireland
Moira
Known for
Death Wish II
The Mechanic
Michel Constantin
Whitey
Known for
Le Trou
The Vultures
Luigi Pistilli
Fausto Gelardi
Known for
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
For a Few Dollars More
Yannick Delulle
Michèle Martin
No other roles listed
Paul Bonifas
The doctor
Known for
Charade
Aventure Malgache
Sabine Sun
The nurse
Known for
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
What's New Pussycat?
Roger Mailles
A poker player
Known for
Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese
Nathalie Varallo
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Terence Young Director · Jo Eisinger Writer Dorothea Bennett Writer
First release December 18, 1970 · Produced in Belgium, France, Italy · Languages English, French, Italian
Production
Belgique Ciné
Production
Fair Film
Production
Les Films Corona
Production
Emerson Film Enterprises
Production
Belgium · France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Italian
Release dates
France · December 18, 1970
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
September 14, 2004 · Physical · DVD
August 28, 2019 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Germany
January 14, 1972 · Theatrical
Greece
December 18, 1970 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 20, 1971 · Theatrical
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