Portrait of a Hitman

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Portrait of a Hitman
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Directed byAllan A. Buckhantz
Screenplay byYabo Yablonsky
Produced by Andrzej Krakowski, James R. Rokos
Starring Jack Palance, [1] Rod Steiger, Bo Svenson, Ann Turkel, Richard Roundtree
Cinematography Charles Correll
Edited byMichael Ripps
Music by Laurence Rosenthal [2]
Production
companies
Program Hunters Inc., Wildfire Productions
Distributed byAmerican National Enterprises, Cinépix Film Properties
Release dates
  • January 10, 1979 (1979-01-10)(France)
  • January 1, 1984 (1984-01-01)(United States)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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]

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Plot

A ruthless professional hitman (Jack Palance) is invited to kill a brain surgeon (Bo Svenson). 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

References

  1. ↑ Spicer, Andrew (2010). Historical dictionary of film noir. Lanham: Scarecrow Press. p. 230. ISBN   9780810873780 . Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  2. ↑ Hischak, Thomas S. (16 April 2015). The Encyclopedia of Film Composers. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 570. ISBN   9781442245501 . Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Portrait of a Hitman (1979)". FilmAffinity . Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Portrait of a Hitman". Mubi . Retrieved 11 July 2022.
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