The Hit 1985
The Hit ★★½ 1985 (R
A feisty young hooker gets mixed-up with two strong-armed hired killers as they escort an unusual stool-pigeon from his exile in Spain to their angry mob bosses. Minor cult-noir from the director of “My Beautiful Launderette” and “Dangerous Liaisons.” 105m/C VHS, DVD . GB Terence Stamp, John Hurt, Laura Del Sol, Tim Roth, Fernando Rey, Bill Hunter; D: Stephen Frears; W: Peter Prince; C: John A. Alonzo; M: Eric Clapton.
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