The Punisher
The Punisher
The Punisher
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1989
1h 29m
5.8(647 votes)
Action
Crime
Drama
Thriller

Overview

The avenging angel of Marvel Comics fame comes brilliantly to life in this searing action-adventure thriller! Dolph Lundgren stars as Frank Castle, a veteran cop who loses his entire family to a mafia car bomb. His ex-partner believes Castle survived the blast and became the Punisher, living in the sewers and exacting vigilante violence against mob bosses throughout the city. When the populace is caught in the midst of a gang war that he caused, Castle must again emerge from the shadows and save the innocent.

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57 members
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Dolph Lundgren

Frank Castle

Dolph Lundgren
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Louis Gossett Jr.

Jake Berkowitz

Louis Gossett Jr.
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Jeroen Krabbé

Gianni Franco

Jeroen Krabbé
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Kim Miyori

Lady Tanaka

Kim Miyori
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Bryan Marshall

Dino Moretti

Bryan Marshall
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Nancy Everhard

Sam Leary

Nancy Everhard
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Barry Otto

Shake

Barry Otto
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Brian Rooney

Tommy Franco

Brian Rooney
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Zoshka Mizak

Tanaka's Daughter

Zoshka Mizak
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八巻建弐

Sato

八巻建弐
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Hirofumi Kanayama

Tomio

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Larry McCormick

TV Newsreader

Larry McCormick
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Todd Boyce

Tarrone

Todd Boyce
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Lani John Tupu

Laccone

Lani John Tupu
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Gianfranco Negroponte

Musso

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Noga Bernstein

Ginny

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Emma Soloman

Ginny's Girlfriend

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Courtney Keiler

Sophia

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Emily Nicol

Cathy

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Cathy Stirk

Caterina

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Dominic Baudish

Dominic

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Robert Fraser

Robert

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James Klein

Nicholas

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Fotis Pelekis

Mario

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Christian Manon

French Leader

Christian Manon
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Colin Leong

Cutter Captain

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Brian McDermott

O'Banion

Brian McDermott
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May Lloyd

Julie Castle

May Lloyd
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Holly Rogers

Felice Castle

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Brooke Anderson

Annie Castle

Brooke Anderson
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Lois Larimore

Nanny

Lois Larimore
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Harry Weiss

Maitre d'

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John Samaha

Elevator Repairman

John Samaha
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Robert Simper

Danny

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Johnny Raaen

Joey

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Crew

Lawrence Woodward

Mickey

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Tom Coltraine

Peeing Man

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Donal Gibson

Bill

Donal Gibson
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David Arnett

Joe

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Brett Williams

Tim

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Al Gockimen

Hood

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Colin Handley

Mafia Man

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Isao Hirata

Ito

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Ken Wayne

Bartender

Ken Wayne
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David Morris

Man in Bar

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Richard Carter

Cop

Richard Carter
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Char Fontane

Laurie Silvers

Char Fontane
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Aku Kadogo

Reporter

Aku Kadogo
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Steve Kuhn

Reporter

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Roslyn Gentle

Reporter

Roslyn Gentle
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Maurice Brimo

Reporter

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Joanna Lambert

Reporter

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Arthur Sherman

Drunk

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Chris Hession

Bus Driver

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Jade Gatt

Young Tommy (uncredited)

Jade Gatt
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Tokujun Ishi

Yakuza (uncredited)

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Shirley Wallace

Housemaid (uncredited)

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