The Punisher (1989 film)

The Punisher is a 1989 AustralianAmerican action film directed by Mark Goldblatt and starring Dolph Lundgren. It is based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. The film changes many details of the comic book origin and the main character does not wear the trademark skull. The Punisher was filmed in Sydney, Australia and also costarred Louis Gossett, Jr., Jeroen Krabb, Kim Miyori, Nancy Everhard and Barry Otto.

Frank Castle is the citys most wanted, and most mysterious, vigilante, known as The Punisher. He has killed 125 criminals in the past five years. An expolice officer, Castles family was murdered in a mob hit, in which Castle was also thought to have perished. This combined with Castles furtive methods of attack have made the Punishers identity a mystery to the general public.Living in the sewers and waging a oneman war against organized crime, his only friend is an old alcoholic named Shake, a former stage actor who speaks in rhyme for reasons unexplained. Now legally declared dead, Castle strikes back from beyond the grave, killing mobsters wherever he can find them. Due to his war against them, the Mafia families have weakened, forcing one of the family leaders, Gianni Franco, to come out of retirement. ........

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