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Two to Tango

  • 19891989
  • RR
  • 1h 27m
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5.0/10
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Two to Tango (1989)
  • Thriller
Jim Conrad, a reluctant hitman, is ordered to Buenos Aires to complete one last contract. The task becomes complicated when the intended victim proves to be a well-protected man accompanied ... Read allJim Conrad, a reluctant hitman, is ordered to Buenos Aires to complete one last contract. The task becomes complicated when the intended victim proves to be a well-protected man accompanied by a beautiful mistress who has caught Conrad's eye.Jim Conrad, a reluctant hitman, is ordered to Buenos Aires to complete one last contract. The task becomes complicated when the intended victim proves to be a well-protected man accompanied by a beautiful mistress who has caught Conrad's eye.
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64
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  • Director
    • Héctor Olivera
  • Writers
    • Yolande Turner(screenplay)
    • José Pablo Feinmann(screenplay)
    • Beverly Gray(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Don Stroud
    • Adrianne Sachs
    • Duilio Marzio
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  • Director
    • Héctor Olivera
  • Writers
    • Yolande Turner(screenplay)
    • José Pablo Feinmann(screenplay)
    • Beverly Gray(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Don Stroud
    • Adrianne Sachs
    • Duilio Marzio
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    • 1User review
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    Don Stroud
    Don Stroud
    • James Conradas James Conrad
    Adrianne Sachs
    • Cecilia Lorcaas Cecilia Lorca
    Duilio Marzio
    Duilio Marzio
    • Paulino Velascoas Paulino Velasco
    Michael Cavanaugh
    Michael Cavanaugh
    • Dean Boyleas Dean Boyle
    Alberto Segado
    Alberto Segado
    • Lorenzo 'Lucky' Laraas Lorenzo 'Lucky' Lara
    Francisco Cocuzza
    Francisco Cocuzza
    • Carlos Pinoas Carlos Pino
    Golde Flami
    Golde Flami
    • Hilda Levinas Hilda Levin
    Nathán Pinzón
    Nathán Pinzón
    • Morelosas Morelos
    Juan José Ghisalberti
    • Joseph Levinas Joseph Levin
    Ricardo Hamlin
    • Batesas Bates
    Jose Luis Cabrera
    • Tango Danceras Tango Dancer
    Pablo Novak
    • Sergioas Sergio
    Adriana Salonia
    • Adelaas Adela
    Ana Maria Vita
    • Boarder 1 at Levin's Hotelas Boarder 1 at Levin's Hotel
    Alejandra De Luiggi
    • Boarder 2 at Levin's Hotelas Boarder 2 at Levin's Hotel
    Flávia Aberg Cobo
    • Airline Attendant 1as Airline Attendant 1
    Maria Fournery
    Maria Fournery
    • Airline Attendant 2as Airline Attendant 2
    Armando Capo
    Armando Capo
    • Angeloas Angelo
    • Director
      • Héctor Olivera
    • Writers
      • Yolande Turner(screenplay)
      • José Pablo Feinmann(screenplay) (novel "Últimos días de la víctima")
      • Beverly Gray(additional dialogue)
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    • Connections
      Remake of Last Days of the Victim (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      Che Buenos Aires
      Music by Raúl Garello

      Played by Raúl Garello and his orchestra

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    This Attempt At A Remake Is A Less Than Impressive, Thinly Plotted, Hodgepodge.
    Here we have a revamp of a 1982 Argentinian film, ULTIMOS DIAS DE LA VICTIMA, a work produced by Héctor Olivera, and ably directed by Adolfo Aristarain, a craftsman superior to Olivera, who directs this piece, each version being scripted in part by José Pablo Feinmann, after his novel.  This effort quickly overstays its welcome, albeit it benefits from some creative camera compositions by cinematographer Leonardo Rodríguez Solís.  James Conrad (Don Stroud) is a professional assassin who does not wish  to continue in his vocational calling because each time he kills he "dies a little".  Nonetheless, there remains one final victim to be demolished, in Buenos Aires, where his long-time employer, a mysterious "Company", has assigned him to accomplish an apparently routine extermination.  It immediately becomes something other than a mechanical event after Conrad falls in love with his anticipated victim's mistress, Cecilia Lorca (Adrienne Sachs), a woman whose moral principles are the equivalent of those of Conrad's at crucial points. The latter's planned retreat from what has been a successful, although somewhat tarnished career will be to Nepal, an eccentric selection for a retired liquidator.  When Conrad asks Cecilia to accompany him there she, who had been seeking her main chance with "rich and powerful" men prior to linking up with her murderous lover, not surprisingly finds a jaunt into the Himalayas to be fraught with concerns that she prefers to forego.  Her reticence clearly indicates to cold-blooded Conrad that he will probably be rehearsing mantras unaccompanied, but in any event he must complete his last homicidal task before making any serious programme to redeem his soul.  Unfortunately, he cannot rely upon good will from friend or foe.  Flaws in continuity and logic are rife, with the film's early signs of style being smothered by a script that is largely the labour of Feinmann, who bases the piece, as for the mentioned 1982 production, upon his first published novel, a significantly unexceptional narrative that has a more prominent political bent than is to be found here.  Happily, the movie is broadly cut, which does, however, account for its surfeit of senseless scenes.  Sachs is cast as a dancer in a night club owned by a former colleague of Conrad, and she is quite as undistinguished in that capacity as she is as an actress. Stroud is effective but cannot separate his role from a muddled screenplay that places most of its intended impact upon a surprise ending that does not.
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    • Release date
      • February 1, 1989 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Argentina
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Tango für einen Killer
    • Filming locations
      • Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina
    • Production companies
      • Aries Cinematográfica Argentina
      • Concorde-New Horizons
      • New Horizons Picture
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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