Portrait of a Hitman
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Directed by | Allan A. Buckhantz |
Produced by | Andrzej Krakowski James R. Rokos |
Written by | Yabo Yablonsky |
Starring | Jack Palance Rod Steiger Bo Svenson |
Music by | Laurence Rosenthal |
Cinematography | Charles Correll |
Edited by | Michael Ripps |
Production
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Wildfire Productions
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Distributed by | American National Enterprises (1984) (USA) (theatrical) Western World Video (USA) (VHS) |
Release dates
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Finland 11 May 1979 USA January 1984 |
Running time
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86 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Portrait of a Hitman is a 1979 film directed by Allan A. Buckhantz and written by Yabo Yablonsky. Although the film was shot in 1977 and featured actors such as Jack Palance and Rod Steiger, it did not receive domestic distribution until 1984.[1]
The soundtrack features songs by Pages (covering Bob Marley), Julie Inouye, Linda Little and Debbie James.[2]
Tagline
"Trained killer or talented artist... Jim Buck is both!"
Plot
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. A professional hitman who doubles as a painter is hired to kill a brain surgeon. But it turns out that not only are he and the surgeon are old friends, but they are both in love with the same woman.
Principal cast
Actor | Role |
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Rod Steiger | Max Andreotti |
Jack Palance | Jim Buck |
Bo Svenson | Dr. Bob Michaels |
Ann Turkel | Cathey |
Richard Roundtree | Coco Morrell |
Philip Ahn | Wong |
Herb Jeffries | Charlie Blue |
References
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Portrait of a Hitman at IMDb
- Portrait of a Hitman at AllMovie
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