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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.
Mar 8, 1985 · The Hit: Directed by Stephen Frears. With Freddie Stuart, Ralph Brown, A.J. Clarke, Terence Stamp. 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.
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- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Stephen Frears
- 1985-03-08
Hit men (John Hurt, Tim Roth) catch a stool pigeon (Terence Stamp) in Spain and take him on a wild ride to Paris.
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- Stephen Frears
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- John Hurt
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Jan 15, 2022 · The film opens with Willie Parker, a small-time British gangster, under the protection of lawmen round the clock, who is about to testify against his higher-level criminal accomplices in court. Terrence Stamp superbly plays Willie Parker imparting upon him an uncharacteristic sense of grace and humor.
The Hit. Terence Stamp is Willie, a gangster’s henchman turned “supergrass” (informer) trying to hide out peacefully in a remote Spanish village. Sun-dappled bliss turns to nerve-racking suspense, however, when two hit men—one soulless (John Hurt) and one a loose cannon (a youthful Tim Roth)—come calling to bring Willie back for ...
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Film Details. Also Known As. El golpe, Hit, Vendetta. MPAA Rating. Genre. Drama. Thriller. Release Date. 1984.
Ex-gangster Willie Parker (Terence Stamp) has betrayed his former "colleagues" and now lives in Spain where he thinks he can hide from their vengeance. But one day, ten years later, two hitmen (Braddock (Sir John Hurt) and Myron (Tim Roth)) show up and kidnap Willie.
