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FBI agent Frank Castle had it all: a loving family, a great life, and an adventurous job. But when all he held dear is taken away by a ruthless crime lord, Castle returns from the dead as "The Punisher," serving as judge, jury and executioner.

Release date: 16 April 2004
UPC: 012236162438

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" Directed by: Jonathan Hensleigh Produced by: Kevin Feige, Gale Anne Hurd, Andreas Schmid, Christopher Roberts, Avi Arad, Stan Lee, John H. Starke, Christopher Eberts, and Kitty Fascia Written by: Jonathan Hensleigh and Michael France Based on charecters created by: Chuck Dixon, Gerry Conway, John Romita, Sr. , and Ross Andru Cinematograph: Conrad W. Hall Edited by: Steven Kemper and Jeff Gullo Music by: Carlo Siliotto Distributed by: Lionsgate Entertainment "

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" Directed by: Jonathan Hensleigh Produced by: Gale Anne Hurd, Andreas Schmid, Stan Lee, Avi Arad Kevin Feige, Christopher Roberts, John H. Starke, Christopher Eberts, and Kiley Fascia Written by: Jonathan Hensleigh and Michael France Based on comic book series by: Garry Conway, Jonn Romita, Sr. Ross Andru, and Chuck Dixon Cinematography: Conrad W. Hall Edited by: Steven Kemper and Jeff Gullo Music by: Carlo Siliotto Distributed by: Liongate Entertainment "

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The Punisher

“You can almost see the film that Jonathan Hensleigh was trying to make if you squint and turn your face at just the right angle during any scene of The Punisher. It’s one built upon the rough, gritty cinema of Don Siegel, John Frankenheimer, and Sam Peckinpah, but without their eye for composition or making the most of a thin budget. Hensleigh just populates his film with rote characterizations, laughable sequences, and a particularly awful performance from John Travolta during a decade where his performances were near uniformly atrocious. The basics of the Punisher’s modus operandi are known, mainly thanks to an appearance in the Netflix suite of shows before getting his own spinoff, but for the uninitiated I shall recap: Frank Castle (Thomas Jane, glowering and mistaking dark ha” read more