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Scorpio is a 1973 American spy film directed by Michael Winner and written by David W. Rintels and Gerald Wilson. It stars Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, and Paul Scofield. Delon plays the title character, a hitman hired by the CIA to assassinate his mentor (Lancaster), a former agent suspected of treason.
- $4 million
- Walter Mirisch
Apr 19, 1973 · Scorpio: Directed by Michael Winner. With Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Paul Scofield, John Colicos. During the Cold War, the CIA orders free-lance operative Scorpio to assassinate his former CIA mentor Cross and a deadly cat-and-mouse game ensues.
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- Action, Drama, Thriller
- Michael Winner
- 1973-04-19
Burt Lancaster is a spy who wants out, but you can’t get out just by wanting out, I guess, and so the CIA orders him executed. Alain Delon plays a French trigger-man that gets the assignment. Only trouble is Lancaster has taught Delon everything he knows, so the hit is going to be a little tricky.
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Cross (Burt Lancaster) is an experienced assassin for the CIA who decides he's quitting the business. When he announces his intentions, however, the CIA decides they'd rather have him dead than...
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- Michael Winner
- PG
- Burt Lancaster
Sep 5, 2020 · Cross (Burt Lancaster) is a veteran agent of the CIA currently on a mission in Paris. There, along with his freelance protege, Jean Laurier aka Scorpio (Alain Delon), he completes an assignment...