Sitting Target

Sitting Target (1972)

The Hit Man never stops till he scores.

Imprisoned Harry Lomart is a vicious, brute of a man and yet he is prepared to do his long jail term as he is confident that on his release his beautiful wife Pat will be waiting for him, but a visit from Pat brings him his worst nightmare.

Date of release
1972-05-01
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (32)
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Crime, Thriller
Director
Douglas Hickox

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: London

Sitting Target is a 1972 British crime film directed by Douglas Hickox and starring Oliver Reed, Ian McShane and Jill St. John. It was based on the 1970 novel of the same name by Laurence Henderson.

Production

The film is based on a novel by Laurence Henderson that was published in 1970. The original novel focused on a duel between the escaped convict Harry Lomart and Sergeant Milton. The Evening Standard called it "a sleep banishing pursuit story."

The movie was made by MGM's British arm, under the auspices of Robert Littman. Douglas Hickox was signed to direct in July 1971. Filming started in September 1971. Due to restrictions about filming in British prisons, the prison sequences were filmed in Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin.

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