The best Charles Bronson’s documentary movies

Charles Bronson

Charles Bronson

03/11/1921- 30/08/2003
Charles Bronson was an American actor best known for his "tough guy" image. Bronson starred in films such as Once Upon a Time in the West, The Magnificent Seven, The Dirty Dozen, The Great Escape, Rider on the Rain, The Mechanic, and the popular Death Wish series. He was most often cast in the role of a police officer or gunfighter, often in revenge-oriented plot lines. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Bronson,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Spanish Western

Spanish Western
7.1/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 04/05/2015
  • Character: Self (archive footage)
A vindication of the role of the technicians and artists who made spaghetti western genre possible, and a walk through the landscapes that made it possible to recreate in Spain, mainly in the desert of Almería, hundreds of adventures set in the remote American Far West.

Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity

Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity
7/10
With his grizzled moustache and chiselled features, Charles Bronson is the embodiment of a slightly archaic, brooding and almost reactionary virility. But who is he really? Often hired to play marginalised Native American or Mexican characters before he was typecast as the image of a lone killer, Bronson was a major figure in the popular cinema of the 1960s and 70s and his stony-faced, physical acting and career are worthy of a second look.

The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films

The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films
6.5/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 22/10/2014
  • Character: Himself
Cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus relive the creation, rise and fall of their independent film company, Cannon Films. This documentary recounts their many successes and discusses their eventual downfall.

Operation Dirty Dozen

Operation Dirty Dozen
6/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 01/01/2006
  • Character: Himself
A short film looking behind the scenes at the making of The Dirty Dozen. Showing many scenes being filmed just north of London, the short focuses mostly on star Lee Marvin enjoying his pursuits on his one day off a week.

The Big Sur

The Big Sur
6.1/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 30/04/1965
  • Character: Himself (uncredited)

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