Portrait of a Hitman is a 1979 American crime drama film directed by Allan A. Buckhantz and starring Jack Palance, Rod Steiger, Bo Svenson, Ann Turkel, Richard Roundtree.[3][4] The film was released in France in 1979 and in the US in 1984. In 2002 and 2006, the film was re-released on DVD.[5][6]
| Portrait of a Hitman | |
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| Directed by | Allan A. Buckhantz |
| Screenplay by | Yabo Yablonsky |
| Produced by | Andrzej Krakowski, James R. Rokos |
| Starring | Jack Palance,[1] Rod Steiger, Bo Svenson, Ann Turkel, Richard Roundtree |
| Cinematography | Charles Correll |
| Edited by | Michael Ripps |
| Music by | Laurence Rosenthal[2] |
Production companies | Program Hunters Inc., Wildfire Productions |
| Distributed by | American National Enterprises, Cinépix Film Properties |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editA ruthless professional hitman (Jack Palance) is invited to kill a brain surgeon (Rod Steiger). Later, it turns out, however, that both men not only know each other very well (the surgeon once saved the hitman's life) but also love the same woman (Ann Turkel). Can the killer fulfill the contract in this case?
Cast
edit- Jack Palance as Jim Buck
- Rod Steiger as Max Andreotti
- Richard Roundtree as Coco Morrell
- Bo Svenson as Dr. Bob Michaels
- Ann Turkel as Cathy
- Philip Ahn as Wong
- Herb Jeffries as Charlie
References
edit- ^ Spicer, Andrew (2010). Historical dictionary of film noir. Lanham: Scarecrow Press. p. 230. ISBN 9780810873780. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ Hischak, Thomas S. (16 April 2015). The Encyclopedia of Film Composers. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 570. ISBN 9781442245501. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Portrait of a Hitman (1977) - Acting Credits". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
- ^ Aldous, Steve (2015). The World of Shaft: A Complete Guide to the Novels, Comic Strip, Films and Television Series. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 228. ISBN 9781476622231. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Portrait of a Hitman (1979)". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Portrait of a Hitman". Mubi. Retrieved 11 July 2022.