Film Forum

U.S., 1974
Directed by Richard Fleischer
Written by Elmore Leonard
Starring Charles Bronson, Linda Cristal, Al Lettieri
Approx. 103 min. 35mm. 

“This above-average Bronson vehicle, from 1974, features a hardscrabble script by Elmore Leonard and the straight-ahead direction of Richard Fleischer. Bronson stars in the title role of a Colorado melon grower who treats his immigrant workers decently and earns the loyalty of Nancy Chavez (Linda Cristal), a union organizer, after he battles a corrupt labor operator who’s running a protection racket. Majestyk eventually lands in jail and becomes the target of an assassin (Al Lettieri), and, by the end, it’s Majestyk and Chavez against the world. (Guess who wins).” – Michael Sragow, The New Yorker

Reviews

“Majestyk is a multidimensional hero. He’s socially conscious yet individualistic, half-smart and semi-tough, human enough to make mistakes and man enough to correct them.”
– The New Yorker