Death Hunt
Seen it?1981 | 97 min | Adventure, Western
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 17% on Rotten Tomatoes and a box office loss, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans. If you loved The Wild Bunch or Little Big Man, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 37 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
Yukon Territory, Canada, November 1931. Albert Johnson, a trapper who lives alone in the mountains, buys a dog almost dead after a brutal dogfight, a good deed that will put him in trouble.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
17% on Rotten Tomatoes, 40 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.7 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$5 million worldwide on a $10 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 53K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Peter R. Hunt
- Charles BronsonAlbert Johnson
- Lee MarvinRCMP Sgt. Edgar Millen
- Andrew StevensRCMP Const. Alvin Adams
- Carl WeathersGeorge Washington Lincoln 'Sundog' Brown
- Ed LauterHazel
- Scott HylandsRCAF Pilot Capt. Hank Tucker
- Angie DickinsonVanessa McBride
- Henry BeckmanBill Luce
- William SandersonNed Warren
- Jon CedarHawkins