Hitman (2007)

A gun-for-hire known only as Agent 47 hired by a group known only as 'The Organization' is ensnared in a political conspiracy, which finds him pursued by both Interpol and the Russian military as he treks across Russia and Eastern Europe.

Director:

Xavier Gens

Writer:

Skip Woods

Stars:

Timothy Olyphant, Dougray Scott, Olga Kurylenko

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Timothy Olyphant	...	Agent 47
Dougray Scott	...	Mike Whittier
Olga Kurylenko	...	Nika Boronina
Robert Knepper	...	Yuri Marklov
Ulrich Thomsen	...	Mikhail Belicoff
Henry Ian Cusick	...	Udre Belicoff
Michael Offei	...	Jenkins
Christian Erickson	...	General Kormarov
Eriq Ebouaney	...	Bwana Ovie
Joe Sheridan	...	Captain Gudnayev
James Faulkner	...	Smith Jamison
Jean-Marc Bellu	...	Hitman #2
Nicky Naudé	...	Hitman #3 (as Nicky Naude)
Abdou Sagna	...	Hitman #4
Ilya Nikitenko	...	Hitman #5

Storyline

A gun-for-hire "Hitman" is a genetically-engineered, elite assassin known only as Agent 47 hired by a group known only as 'The Organization' is ensnared in a political conspiracy, which finds him pursued by both Interpol and the Russian military as he treks across Eastern Europe. But even 47 couldn't anticipate a "random equation" in his life exactitude: the unexpected stirrings of his conscience and the unfamiliar emotions aroused in him by a mysterious Russian woman.

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Plot Keywords:

hitman | topless female nudity | interpol | agent 47 | assassin | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence, language and some sexuality/nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Europa Corp. [France] Twentieth Century Fox [United States]

Country:

France USA

Language:

English Russian Serbo-Croatian

Release Date:

21 November 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hitman - Agente 47

Filming Locations:

Bulgaria

Box Office

Budget:

$24,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$13,180,769, 24 November 2007, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$39,687,694

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$99,965,792

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox, EuropaCorp, Anka Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 94 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Most of the footage from the opening credits is edited from footage from the TV show Dark Angel (2000), which shares a similar story line about genetically enhanced children trained as super assassins and soldiers.

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Goofs

Agent 47 tells "Diana" that Belicoff took a bullet through the nasal cavity when Belicoff is actually shot through the forehead.

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Quotes

Nika Boronina: It is a strange thing to wish to die.

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Alternate Versions

The Unrated version contains an extra 63 seconds of mostly violence.

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Connections

References The Killer (1989)

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Soundtracks

DVNO
Written by Gaspard Augé, Xavier De Rosnay and Mehdi Faveris-Essadi (as Mehdi Pinson)
Performed by Justice featuring Mehdi Faveris-Essadi (as Mehdi Pinson aka DVNO)
Courtesy of Ed Banger Records under exclusive license to Because Music
Mehdi Pinson aka DVNO appears by courtesy of Sony BMG Music Entertainment France / Jive Epic

User Reviews

Excellent

As we are all well aware of most film adaptations of video games are usually very poor. This is not the case with Hit-man. Hit-man has done something that no other video game film has been able to pull off before. It is entertaining to the general audience who has not plaid the video game, by use of witty remarks, dark humor, and excellent action scenes. On the other hand fans of the video game series will be pleasantly surprised that Hollywood has not butchered the concept of the video games. There has been much debate over the actor who played 47; all actors did an excellent job. I was very pleased.

Bottom line: If you enjoy the video games – see it. If you don't know anything about the video games but want to see a movie similar to Bourn Identity then see it.