A professional assassin is coerced into taking on one last job.A professional assassin is coerced into taking on one last job.A professional assassin is coerced into taking on one last job.
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- TriviaThis was writer Edna O'Brien's only acting role.
- GoofsDuring the target practice scene, the target appears with a grouping of hits in the lower right of the bulls-eye, followed by a shot of a target with a grouping that is all dead center, and finally we see the target with the grouping in the lower right again.
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Quiet Isn't Always Smart
This is, indeed, a quiet film with little dialog and few characters. Unfortunately, that style of filmmaking relies heavily on expert acting, an extremely sharp screenplay, and top-notch cinematography to succeed. The cinematography was fine. But the rest, not so much. McGoohan and VanCleef were both fine actors. McGoohan made his career by saying as little as possible so he fits perfectly into this style. But when they're asked to actually speak ... ugh. The dialog is generally hackneyed and stiff. The story elements, in general, were quite cliche'd even by 1979.
Overall I'd recommend watching it if you're a McGoohan or VanCleef fan. But otherwise you won't at a loss for missing it.
Overall I'd recommend watching it if you're a McGoohan or VanCleef fan. But otherwise you won't at a loss for missing it.
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- Der bittere Weg
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- Glendalough, County Wicklow, Ireland(Kathleen delivers her monologue)
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