The Mechanic (1972) Michael Winner

Director: Michael Winner | Producers: Robert Chartoff, Henry Gellis, Irwin Winkler | Writers: Lewis John Carlino (screenplay), Lewis John Carlino (story) | Cast: Charles Bronson, Jan-Michael Vincent, Keenan Wynn, Jill Ireland, Linda Ridgeway, Frank DeKova, James Davidson, Lindsay Crosby, Steve Cory, Tak Kubota, Patrick O'Moore, Martin Gordon, Celeste Yarnall, Athena Lorde, Alison Rose, Kevin O'Neal | Editors: Frederick Wilson, Michael Winner | Cinematographers: Richard H. Kline & Robert Paynter | Music: Jerry Fielding | Genre: Action, Thriller | Format: DvdRip, avi, color, NTSC | Runtime: 100 min | Country: USA | Language: English

Arthur Bishop (Charles Bronson) is a "mechanic"--a hired killer. And he's the best at what he does, for he exterminates his targets in uniquely violent ways. But the 50ish Bishop is about to retire, so he takes on a young apprentice named... Arthur Bishop (Charles Bronson) is a "mechanic"--a hired killer. And he's the best at what he does, for he exterminates his targets in uniquely violent ways. But the 50ish Bishop is about to retire, so he takes on a young apprentice named Steve McKenna (Jan Michael Vincent). However, the mechanic finds himself caught between a rock and a hard place when he's hired to kill Steve's father. MECHANIC is a pivotal film that brought together the talents of Charles Bronson and director Michael Winner. Had they not met here, there is a good chance they would not have gone on together to produce the three wonderful DEATH WISH films. Add to the combination of Michael Winner and Charles Bronson the excellent Jan Michael Vincent, and the result is an explosive, essential example of action entertainment at its best.

IMDB

Synopsis: "The Mechanic," which opened yesterday at the Victoria and other theaters, is about Arthur Bishop (Charles Bronson), a cool professional killer who lives in lonely splendor in the Hollywood hills, with a pool in his living room and an ache in his heart. Although Arthur is a genius at planning the accidental deaths of others (including an old associate, on whom a contract has been let), and although he spends a lot of time keeping fit (jogging, handball, karate, flying a plane), something is awfully wrong in Arthur's life.
He suffers such fits of acute anxiety that he sometimes faints, and he can make it with his call-girl friend only when she creates elaborate fantasies about his sex appeal. Arthur even looks funny: he has the face and physique of a man of 50 who takes immense care of himself, but his hair is of a blackness and a consistency that suggest that Arthur—for the sake of vanity—dunks it in pitch.
There are indications in Lewis John Carlino's screenplay that this effect is intentional, that "The Mechanic" is meant to be something more than the solemn, rather spurious action melodrama that Michael Winner, the director, has made of it.
The center of the film is the relationship between Arthur and the rich young punk Steve (Jan-Michael Vincent), whom Arthur takes on as his apprentice—with not too surprising results. However, while Carlino's screenplay suggests a fatal fatherson rivalry between the pair, and sort of hints at a latent homosexual bond, the film that Winner has directed is one of non-stop, mostly irrelevant physical spectacle, of complicated chases (in automobiles, on motorcycles), of shootouts, and of various explosions (buildings, cars, yachts). It's quite possible the same movie could have been put together by the special effects men and the stunt coordinators.
Because Winner, an Englishman whose first Hollywood-based film this is, is the sort of director who can never resist a flashy effect, no matter what it does to the point of the film, I found myself even mistrusting the décor in "The Mechanic."
Is that over-designed, over-decorated house of Arthur's really meant to be as failed-Playboy as it seems, or is it supposed to be chic? For that matter, is Arthur supposed to look grotesque, like an aging Hollywood agent, in his fancy bell-bottoms and leather jackets, or is this a mark of his hipness?

The files have been split and compressed with WinRar, no passsword.

Rapidshare.com links:
http://rapidshare.com/files/148869122/Mechanic_ByJayCam.part01.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/148869836/Mechanic_ByJayCam.part02.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/148870312/Mechanic_ByJayCam.part03.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/148704961/Mechanic_ByJayCam.part04.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/148704969/Mechanic_ByJayCam.part05.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/148709418/Mechanic_ByJayCam.part06.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/148711342/Mechanic_ByJayCam.part07.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/148711520/Mechanic_ByJayCam.part08.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/148712245/Mechanic_ByJayCam.part09.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/148712277/Mechanic_ByJayCam.part10.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/148716793/Mechanic_ByJayCam.part11.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/148718843/Mechanic_ByJayCam.part12.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/148719057/Mechanic_ByJayCam.part13.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/148719715/Mechanic_ByJayCam.part14.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/148719777/Mechanic_ByJayCam.part15.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/148724220/Mechanic_ByJayCam.part16.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/148725817/Mechanic_ByJayCam.part17.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/148725953/Mechanic_ByJayCam.part18.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/148726528/Mechanic_ByJayCam.part19.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/148726560/Mechanic_ByJayCam.part20.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/148730127/Mechanic_ByJayCam.part21.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/148731679/Mechanic_ByJayCam.part22.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/148731839/Mechanic_ByJayCam.part23.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/148732441/Mechanic_ByJayCam.part24.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/148732457/Mechanic_ByJayCam.part25.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/148866620/Mechanic_ByJayCam.part26.rar