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User Rating:
4.8/10   94 votes
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Director:
Michael Dryhurst
Writers:
Kevin Grogan (writer)
Richard F. Tombleson (writer)
Genre:
Thriller
Plot:
A professional assassin is coerced into taking on one last job. | add synopsis
User Comments:
Low-budget and slow, but effective and well acted. more (6 total)

Cast

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Patrick McGoohan ... John Connor
Lee Van Cleef ... McNeal
Edna O'Brien ... Kathleen
Donal McCann ... Ryan
Ronan Wilmot ... Flynn
Kevin Flood ... Duval
Joe Lynch ... Devane
Derek Lord ... Casey
Michael Muldoon ... Hogan
John Cowley ... Graveyard Caretaker

James A. Stephens ... 1st Mercenary
Richard McAdoo ... 2nd Mercenary
Peter Brayham ... French Hitman
Mesag Muruko ... Father Cressy
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
89 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
UK:15
Filming Locations:
Ireland
Company:
Incorporated Television Company (ITC) more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Low-budget and slow, but effective and well acted., 2 August 2001
9/10
Author: bjgaines from Illinois

I second the "worth a look" rating. McGoohan and Van Cleef are both excellent and the film makes wonderful use of a few tracks from Brian Eno's Music for Films. It is not action packed, but it is suspenseful just the same.

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