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Bronson

Bronson

The Man. The Myth. The Celebrity.

20097.01h 32m

Overview

A young man who was sentenced to 7 years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending 30 years in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter ego, Charles Bronson.

Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
Written by Nicolas Winding Refn, Brock Norman Brock
Produced by Danny Hansford, Rupert Preston
Box OfficeBudget: $230KRevenue: $2.3M

Top Cast

Tom Hardy

Tom Hardy

Michael Peterson / Charles Bronson

Matt King

Matt King

Paul Daniels

James Lance

James Lance

Phil

Kelly Adams

Kelly Adams

Irene

K

Katy Barker

Julie

Amanda Burton

Amanda Burton

Charlie's Mom

Andrew Forbes

Andrew Forbes

Charlie's Dad

J

Jon House

Webber

J

Juliet Oldfield

Alison

Mark Powley

Mark Powley

Andy Love / Friendly Screw

Themes & Keywords

prisonisolationbiographybased on true storysolitary confinementcynical

About Bronson

Bronson is a drama, action, crime film released in 2009 exploring themes of prison, isolation, biography, based on true story, solitary confinement, cynical. Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, it stars Tom Hardy, Matt King, James Lance. A young man who was sentenced to 7 years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending 30 years in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter ego, Charles Bronson.

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