TMDB19701h 34mThriller / Action / Crime

Cold Sweat

Name: Cold Sweat
Genre: Thriller, Action, Crime
Released: 1970-12-18
Duration: 94 min

Bronson and Mason play a high stakes game of cat and mouse . . . and only one man can walk away the winner

During the Korean War, Joe Moran, is convicted for striking a colonel. Imprisoned in Germany he encounters his former company commander Captain Ross, jailed for black marketeering. Together with Ross' cohorts Joe agrees to escape with them, but things go wrong and a policeman is killed. An appalled Joe escapes by himself, abandoning the others, who are recaptured. Years later Joe has a boat rental business where he is found by Ross. Now a wanted drug smuggler he wants the use of Joe's boats and to ensure his cooperation, they kidnap his wife and daughter.

TMDB audience score

Based on 88 votes

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Availability in the UK

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Cold Sweat at a glance

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Runtime

Standard length · 1h 34m

At 1h 34m it sits between 90 minutes and two hours.

Genres

Thriller · Action · Crime

TMDB files it under thriller, action, and crime.

UK availability

3 subscriptions · 1 free · 1 to rent · 1 to buy

Included with 3 subscription services: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Artiflix. Free or ad-supported on Plex. Listed to rent from 1 store. Listed to buy from 1 store.

TMDB audience score

5.7 / 10 on TMDB

TMDB users rate it 5.7 out of 10 across 88 votes, a mixed audience score. That is a moderate sample of voters.

Why watch Cold Sweat tonight

It is a regular evening's length at 1h 34m.
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