Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- 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
- 50
The New York Times
Nothing in Death Hunt makes a great deal of sense, though the scenery is rugged and the snowscapes beautiful. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
A few moments of good, visual storytelling aren't enough to save this frustrating film. - 40
Washington Post
Sounds hard to mess up, but Death Hunt is so unconvincing that you never once stop asking yourself, "Why is this manhunt necessary?" [27 May 1981, p.B6] - 38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
What Death Hunt is a piece of is neither entertaining nor educational. [18 Apr 1981]