What is Death Wish (series)?
{{italic title}} The '''''Death Wish'' movie series''' is a series of [[action movie]]s. It was created by [[Michael Winner]] in 1974. It is based on the book of the same name by [[Brian Garfield]], written in 1972. == Main character == The series is about '''Paul Kersey''' (played by [[Charles Bronson]]). Kersey kills criminals, including gangsters, drug dealers, murderers, and rapists. He kills them either because he is hired to do so by another person or for [[revenge]]. His wife, daughter, and some of his friends were killed by criminals. Their death made Kersey want to kill criminals. Many cops think that he is a criminal. Others think that he's helping. The movies are set in either [[New York City]], [[Chicago]] or [[Los Angeles]]. The entire series lasted for twenty years. Bronson played Kersey in all five movies. Kersey was born in [[New York City]] of the early 1920s. Kersey's father was an [[English-American]] who originated from [[Norman England]]. His mother comes from [[Provo, Utah]]. Kersey's Norman English ancestor, Pierre Whítmoré Keèrsye, changed his name to ''Kersey''. Kersey served in [[World War II]] from 1944 to 1945. In 1953, he served in the [[Korean War]] in the medical corps. In the late 1950s, he went to New York City to settle down. == Movies == {{Multiple image|align=right|direction=horizontal|total_width=300 | image1 = Charles Bronson Cannes.jpg | alt1 = | caption1 = | image2 = Bruce Willis by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg | alt2 = | footer = [[Charles Bronson]] (left) played Kersey from 1974 to 1994. [[Bruce Willis]] (right) starred as Kersey in the 2018 remake }} ===Movies=== * ''[[Death Wish (movie)|Death Wish]]'' (1974) (directed by [[Michael Winner]]) * ''[[Death Wish II]]'' (1982) (directed by Michael Winner) * ''[[Death Wish 3]]'' (1985) (directed by Michael Winner) * ''[[Death Wish 4: The Crackdown]]'' (1987) (directed by [[J. Lee Thompson]]) * ''[[Death Wish V: The Face of Death]]'' (1994) (directed by [[Allan A. Goldstein]]) * ''[[Death Wish (2018 movie)|Death