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Directed by | Bob Clark |
Written by | Stanley Mann Roger Swaybill |
Produced by | Bob Clark Harold Greenberg Claude Héroux Alfred Pariser |
Starring | Bo Svenson Robert Culp John Colicos Belinda Montgomery Linda Sorenson |
Cinematography | Marc Champion |
Edited by | Stan Cole |
Music by | David McLey |
Production company | Astral Bellevue Pathe |
Distributed by | Astral Films (Canada) 20th Century Fox (United States) |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Countries | Canada, United States |
Language | English |
Breaking Point is a 1976 Canadian-American crime drama film starring Bo Svenson, and featuring Robert Culp in a supporting role, produced and directed by Bob Clark. [1]
Former Marine and Judo instructor Michael McBain (Bo Svenson) witnesses a murder. Initially reluctant to identify the two culprits, he is eventually persuaded by Lieutenant Frank Sirriani (Robert Culp), who believes their trial will lead to the arrest of Vincent Karbone (John Colicos), a construction magnate in Philadelphia and suspected leader of one of the city's most notorious Mafia gangs. McBain testifies despite intimidation; however, to Sirriani's surprise, the defendants refuse to name Karbone and reject a plea-bargain.
McBain and his family try to return to their ordinary lives. Instead, Karbone plans to kill McBain and his family, who are all put into witness protection (a program that was newly introduced in the US in 1971 [2] ) and moved to Toronto. The family's new identity is compromised, though. Learning of his sister's fiancé's murder, McBain returns to Philadelphia to take on Karbone himself, eventually killing him and neutralising the threat to his family's life.