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Portrait of a Hitman is a film of genre Drama released in USA on 11 may 1979 with Jack Palance
Portrait of a Hitman (1979)
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Add to a movie listPortrait of a Hitman is a 1979 film directed by Allan A. Buckhantz and written by Yabo Yablonsky. Although the film was shot in 1977 and featured actors such as Jack Palance and Rod Steiger, it did not receive domestic distribution until 1984.
The soundtrack features songs by Pages (covering Bob Marley), Julie Inouye, Linda Little and Debbie James.
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Synopsis
A professional hitman who doubles as a painter is hired to kill a brain surgeon. But it turns out that not only are he and the surgeon are old friends, but they are both in love with the same woman.Actors
Jack Palance
(Jim Buck)
Rod Steiger
(Max Androtti)
Richard Roundtree
(Coco Morrell)
Bo Svenson
(Dr. Bob Michaels)
Ann Turkel
(Cathey)
Herb Jeffries
(Charlie Blue)
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