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The Hit

Screening on Film
Directed by Stephen Frears.
With John Hurt, Terence Stamp, Tim Roth.
UK, 1984, 35mm, color, 100 min.

Terence Stamp portrays an informer hiding out in Spain after turning on his fellow criminals. Ten years later, two hitmen (Tim Roth, John Hurt) arrive and take him to Paris to be executed, but nothing goes as planned. Stamp is cool as ice as a snitch waiting for his comeuppance, and Roth makes an impressive film debut. A funny yet unconventional work, it provided the avenue for director Stephen Frears to move from his acclaimed television work to the top tier of contemporary British directors.

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