Target of an Assassin (1977)
No matter where he goes… no matter where he hides… he’s always the…
An ailing African leader is kidnapped by a nurse after being admitted to hospital, and finds himself stuck between two men who have different ideas of what to do with him.
- Date of release
- 1977-12-10
- TMDB
- 5.1 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Genres
- Action, Thriller
- Director
- Peter Collinson
Casting
- Anthony Quinn — Ernest Hobday 'Sailor' Slade
- John Phillip Law — Shannon
- Simon Sabela — President Lunda
- Marius Weyers — Colonel Albert Pahler
- Sandra Prinsloo — Sister Janet Hobart
- Joe Stewardson — Dr. Ben Schaeffer
- Janet Du Plessis — Ginny Slade
- Ken Gampu — Minister Manga
- Chris du Toit — Doctor
- Regardt van den Bergh — Communications Officer
- Hugh Rouse — South African Cabinet Minister
- Don Barrigo — Used Car Salesman
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: South Africa
Target of an Assassin is a 1977 South African thriller film directed by Peter Collinson and starring Anthony Quinn and John Phillip Law. It was completed in South Africa in 1976 as Tigers Don't Cry, but was not put into general American release for nearly nine years. Other alternate titles include African Rage, The Long Shot, and Fatal Assassin. Based on the novel Running Scared by Jon Burmeister.
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