Sniper: Assassin's End

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Sniper: Assassin's End
Sniper- Assassin's End poster.jpg
Official DVD cover
Directed by Kaare Andrews
Written byOliver Thompson
Based onCharacters created
by Michael Frost Beckner
Crash Leyland
Produced by
  • Greg Malcolm
  • Vicki Sotheran
Starring
CinematographyStirling Bancroft
Edited byGreg Ng
Music by Patric Caird
Production
company
Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date
  • June 16, 2020 (2020-06-16)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages
  • English
  • Japanese

Sniper: Assassin's End is a 2020 American action film directed by Kaare Andrews and starring Chad Michael Collins, Tom Berenger and Sayaka Akimoto. [1] [2] The film is the eighth installment of the Sniper film series and a sequel to Sniper: Ultimate Kill (2017).

Contents

Plot

Special Ops Sniper Brandon Beckett is set up as the primary suspect for the murder of a foreign dignitary on the eve of signing a high-profile trade agreement with the United States. Narrowly escaping death, Beckett realizes that there may be a dark operative working within the government and partners with the only person whom he can trust, his father, legendary Sniper Master Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Beckett. Both Becketts are on the run from the CIA, Russian mercenaries, and a Yakuza-trained assassin with sniper skills that rival both legendary sharpshooters.

Cast

Production

A hand double with a missing index finger plays Berenger's character in close-ups. [3]

Release

Home media

The film was released to Blu-ray, DVD, and digital platforms on June 16, 2020, and reached #1 on iTunes in September 2020. [4] [1] [5]

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