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In London in 1973, Willie Parker informed on his gangster colleagues. Afterward, he's packed off to the south of Spain to live out his days far from the reach of the criminals he has put away. Ten years go by in peace, until one day he returns home, is kidnapped, and given into the hands of Mr. Br...

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Corporate Authors: Zenith Productions, Recorded Picture Company, Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: Prince, Peter, 1942-, Thomas, Jeremy, Frears, Stephen, Hurt, John, 1940-2017, Roth, Tim, Sol, Laura del, Stamp, Terence, Hunter, Bill, 1940-2011, Rey, Fernando, 1917-1994, Audsley, Mick, Molloy, Mike, 1940-, Lucía, Paco de, Fuller, Graham, 1956-
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English; subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, 2009.
Series:Criterion collection ; 469.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Gangsters > Drama.
Assassins > Drama.
Criminals > Spain > Drama.
Male friendship > Drama.
Criminal investigation > Spain > Drama.
Fugitives from justice > Drama.
Organized crime > England > London > Drama.
London (England) > Drama.
Spain > Drama.
Gangster films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Foreign films.
Detective and mystery films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Gangster films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Foreign films.
Detective and mystery films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([12] pages : col. ill. ; 19 cm).
Variant Title:
Hit a film by Stephen Frears.
Format: Video DVD
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In London in 1973, Willie Parker informed on his gangster colleagues. Afterward, he's packed off to the south of Spain to live out his days far from the reach of the criminals he has put away. Ten years go by in peace, until one day he returns home, is kidnapped, and given into the hands of Mr. Braddock and his assistant Myron. They are to deliver him to Paris, and the boss he put away. Trouble is, Willie totally accepting of his fate--a former criminal turned Zen master--which unnerves Braddock and Myron to no end. The beleaguered hit men are burdened with a female witness, the Spanish police are after them, and soon nothing is going according to plan.
Note:Originally produced as an English motion picture in 1984.
Supplements: Commentary [optional audio feature]; Parkinson One-to-One: Terence Stamp [featurette] (37 min.); Trailer (3 min.); booklet includes the essay "Road to Nowhere" by Graham Fuller.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PN1995.9.G3 H57 2009 VideoDVD
CT3 D0108695 VideoDVD
ISBN:9781604651256
Credits:Director of photography, Mike Molloy ; editor, Mick Audsley ; music by Paco De Lucia ; title music, Eric Clapton ; production designer, Andrew Sanders.
System Details:DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital mono.; widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.78:1, enhanced for 16:9 televisions; new restored high-definition digital transfer.
Cast:
John Hurt, Tim Roth, Laura Del Sol, Terence Stamp, Bill Hunter, Fernando Rey.