If society won't punish the guilty, he will.
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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Dolph Lundgren
Frank Castle
Louis Gossett Jr.
Jake Berkowitz
Jeroen Krabbé
Gianni Franco
Kim Miyori
Lady Tanaka
Bryan Marshall
Dino Moretti
Nancy Everhard
Sam Leary
Barry Otto
Shake
Brian Rooney
Tommy Franco
Zoshka Mizak
Tanaka's Daughter
Kenji Yamaki
Sato
Hirofumi Kanayama
Tomio
Larry McCormick
TV Newsreader
Todd Boyce
Tarrone
Lani John Tupu
Laccone
Gianfranco Negroponte
Musso
Mark Goldblatt
Director
Boaz Yakin
Writer
Gerry Conway
Characters
John Romita Sr.
Characters
Ross Andru
Characters
Barry Bernardi
Executive Producer
Robert Guralnick
Executive Producer
Robert Mark Kamen
Producer
Ian Baker
Director of Photography
Dennis Dreith
Original Music Composer
Tim Wellburn
Editor
Norma Moriceau
Costume Design
Norma Moriceau
Production Design
