Target of an Assassin
Target of an Assassin is a 1977 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.[1] Based on the novel Running Scared by Jon Burmeister.[2]
| Target of an Assassin | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Peter Collinson |
| Starring | Anthony Quinn |
| Music by | Hennie Bekker |
Release date | 10 February 1977 |
Running time | 105 min. |
| Country | South Africa |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Anthony Quinn as Ernest Hobday
- John Phillip Law as Shannon
- Simon Sabela as President Lunda
- Marius Weyers as Colonel Albert Pahler
- Sandra Prinsloo as Sister Janet Hobart
Plot summary
The film is set in a South African hospital. Top-billed Anthony Quinn plays a male nurse, Hobday, assigned to care for a foreign President (Simon Sabela). With many threats against his well-being, the leader is heavily guarded around the clock. Hobday manages to kidnap his patient for strictly personal gain, unaware that a hired sniper is still attempting to take the life of the foreign leader while in Hobday's custody. This leads to a series of curious plot twists leading to a climactic scene with cable cars on a high plateau ridge.
References
- "Target of an Assassin (1978) - Peter Collinson | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
- Noble, Peter (1979-01-01). Screen International Film and TV Year Book. Screen International, King Publications Limited.