Arthur Bishop is a veteran hit man who, owing to his penchant for making his targets' deaths seem like accidents, thinks himself an artist. It's made him very rich, but as he hits middle age, he's so depressed and lonely that he takes on one of his victim's sons, Steve McKenna, as his apprentice. Arthur puts him through a rigorous training period and brings him on several hits. As Steven improves, Arthur worries that he'll discover who killed his father.

Charles Bronson
as Arthur Bishop

Jan-Michael Vincent
as Steve McKenna

Keenan Wynn
as Harry McKenna

Jill Ireland
as The Girl

Linda Ridgeway
as Louise, Steve McKenna's Girlfriend

Frank De Kova
as The Man

James Davidson
as Intern

Lindsay Crosby
as Policeman

Steve Cory
as Messenger

Tak Kubota
as Yamoto
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"Bishop" (Charles Bronson) is the epitome of the hit man. Highly paid, he meticulously plans his projects so as to leave no trace of anything to suggest the deaths are not natural or accidents. When he is ordered to carry out a job on his handler "Harry" (Keenan Wynn), he doesn't flinch but he does ...