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The Punisher

The Punisher

If society won't punish the guilty, he will.

19895.81h 29m

Overview

The avenging angel of Marvel Comics fame comes brilliantly to life in this searing action-adventure thriller! Dolph Lundgren stars as Frank Castle, a veteran cop who loses his entire family to a mafia car bomb. His ex-partner believes Castle survived the blast and became the Punisher, living in the sewers and exacting vigilante violence against mob bosses throughout the city. When the populace is caught in the midst of a gang war that he caused, Castle must again emerge from the shadows and save the innocent.

Directed by Mark Goldblatt
Written by Boaz Yakin, John Romita Sr., Gerry Conway
Produced by Robert Mark Kamen
Box OfficeBudget: $9.0M0

Top Cast

Dolph Lundgren

Dolph Lundgren

Frank Castle

Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

Jake Berkowitz

Jeroen Krabbé

Jeroen Krabbé

Gianni Franco

Kim Miyori

Kim Miyori

Lady Tanaka

Bryan Marshall

Bryan Marshall

Dino Moretti

Nancy Everhard

Nancy Everhard

Sam Leary

Barry Otto

Barry Otto

Shake

Brian Rooney

Brian Rooney

Tommy Franco

Zoshka Mizak

Zoshka Mizak

Tanaka's Daughter

Kenji Yamaki

Kenji Yamaki

Sato

Themes & Keywords

showdownloss of loved onecrime fightersuperherovillainessgang warbased on comicrevengevigilanteorganized crimemafiaone man armypolice officerone against manyhardaction herovigilante justice

About The Punisher

The Punisher is a action, crime, drama, thriller film released in 1989 exploring themes of showdown, loss of loved one, crime fighter, superhero, villainess, gang war. Directed by Mark Goldblatt, it stars Dolph Lundgren, Louis Gossett Jr., Jeroen Krabbé. The avenging angel of Marvel Comics fame comes brilliantly to life in this searing action-adventure thriller! Dolph Lundgren stars as Frank Castle, a veteran cop who loses his entire family to a mafia car bomb. His ex-partner believes Castle survived the blast and became the Punisher, living in the sewers and exacting vigilante violence against mob bosses throughout the city. When the populace is caught in the midst of a gang war that he caused, Castle must again emerge from the shadows and save the innocent.

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