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Cold Sweat

Cold Sweat

Bronson and Mason play a high stakes game of cat and mouse . . . and only one man can walk away the winner

19705.61h 34m

Overview

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.

Directed by Terence Young
Written by Richard Matheson, Dorothea Bennett, Jo Eisinger
Produced by Maurice Jacquin, Robert Dorfmann
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Top Cast

Charles Bronson

Charles Bronson

Joe Martin

Liv Ullmann

Liv Ullmann

Fabienne Martin

Jean Topart

Jean Topart

Katanga

James Mason

James Mason

Captain Ross

Jill Ireland

Jill Ireland

Moira

Michel Constantin

Michel Constantin

Whitey

Luigi Pistilli

Luigi Pistilli

Fausto Gelardi

Y

Yannick Delulle

Michèle Martin

Paul Bonifas

Paul Bonifas

The doctor

Sabine Sun

Sabine Sun

The nurse

Themes & Keywords

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About Cold Sweat

Cold Sweat is a thriller, action, crime film released in 1970 exploring themes of cold, gun, gangster, boat, automobile, revenge. Directed by Terence Young, it stars Charles Bronson, Liv Ullmann, Jean Topart. 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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