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The Hit is a 1984 British road crime film directed by Stephen Frears, and starring John Hurt, Terence Stamp, Laura del Sol and Tim Roth in his film debut. It was Stamp's first starring role in over a decade, and Roth won an Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Newcomer. The title music is provided by Eric Clapton and Roger Waters. [3]
Mar 8, 1985 · Two hit men kidnap an ex-gangster who betrayed his friends and take him to Paris for trial. The film features a star-studded cast, a neo-noir style and a mix of action and introspection.
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- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Stephen Frears
- 1985-03-08
The Hit. Directed by Stephen Frears • 1984 • United Kingdom. Starring Terence Stamp, John Hurt, Tim Roth. Terence Stamp is Willie, a gangster’s henchman turned “supergrass” (informer) trying to live in peaceful hiding in a remote Spanish village. Sun-dappled bliss turns to nerve-racking suspense, however, when two hit men—played by ...
Jan 24, 2012 · Ten years after ratting on his old mobster friends in exchange for personal immunity, two hit men drive a hardened criminal to Paris for his execution. Howev...
- 3 min
- 22.6K
- Recorded Picture Company
Jan 29, 2022 · Everything about “The Hit” is archetypal and genre-defining. “The Hit” prefigured John Woo’s “The Killer” and those two 1980s movies reset the template for the genre. And looking at it nearly 40 years later, what stands out is the moment-in-time perfection of it all. Hurt was having his big cinema moment, but this cast him against ...
The Hit. 1985 · 1 hr 38 min. R. Thriller · Crime · Drama. After a decade in hiding for snitching on his mob associates, an ex-gangster is found in Spain and escorted on a wild ride to Paris for his execution. Subtitles: English. Starring: Terence Stamp John Hurt Tim Roth Lennie Peters Bill Hunter. Directed by: Stephen Frears. After a decade ...
A gangster informer (Terence Stamp) is hunted by two hit men (John Hurt and Tim Roth) in a Spanish village. The Hit is a 1984 British thriller with a star-studded cast, a Clapton soundtrack, and a Frears direction.
