Portrait of a Hitman
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| 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 |
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]
Plot
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]- 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
- Garrison True as Joe
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External links
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