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The Hit
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R,1hr 37min
Released:
March 8, 1985
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Live/Artisan
Synopsis: In this offbeat crime film, Willie Parker (Terence Stamp) an English mobster turned informant, has been given a new identity and has been living in a small, isolated village in Spain for 10 years. Unfortunately for Parker, the men he has betrayed have ascertained his whereabouts and send Braddock (John Hurt), a professional hitman, and his apprentice Myron (Tim Roth) to bring Parker to Paris where his ex-associates await. After kidnapping Parker, nothing goes as planned. Now they are followed by ... Full Synopsis
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This relatively early feature effort from Stephen Frears set the tone for his justly celebrated The Grifters six years later, but it also stands on its own as an acute psychological mood piece. Despite its mid-sized cast and its variety of settings, from British courtrooms to the Spanish countryside, The Hit summons up a claustrophobic intensity from the tension-fraught interaction of four key players ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Braddock
Myron
Willie Parker
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Jenna Mattison, writer/director Brian Howie and Jennifer Blanc at the The Hit premiere in Hollywood...
Marjean Holden at the The Hit premiere in Hollywood on October 29, 2003
Brooke Burke at the The Hit premiere in Hollywood on October 29, 2003
Brooke Burke at the The Hit premiere in Hollywood on October 29, 2003
Writer/director Brian Howie and Brooke Burke at the The Hit premiere in Hollywood on October 29,...
Writer/director Brian Howie and Brooke Burke at the The Hit premiere in Hollywood on October 29,...
Kiko Ellsworth and Christine Carlo at the The Hit premiere in Hollywood on October 29, 2003
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