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St. Ives is a american film of genre Thriller directed by J. Lee Thompson released in USA on 1 september 1976 with Charles Bronson
St. Ives (1976)
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Add to a movie listSt. Ives is a 1976 American action film directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Charles Bronson, John Houseman, Jacqueline Bisset, and Maximilian Schell.
The movie was the first of nine collaborations between Bronson and directer J. Lee Thompson.
Synopsis
Abner Procane hires Raymond St. Ives, a crime reporter and ex-policeman, to return five ledgers stolen from his safe.Actors
Charles Bronson
(Raymond St. Ives)
Jacqueline Bisset
(Janet Whistler)
Maximilian Schell
(Dr. John Constable)
John Houseman
(Abner Procane)
Harry Guardino
(Det. Frank Deal)
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