Hit Man (1972)
Director(s)
José Giovanni
Writer(s)
José Giovanni also novel
Producer(s)
Ralph Baum producer
Raymond Danon executive producer
Cast
Jean-Paul Belmondo - Roberto Borgo
Claudia Cardinale - Georgia Saratov
Michel Constantin - Xavier Saratov
Enrique Lucero - Le Mexicain/Migli
Alain Mottet - Ficelle
Michel Peyrelon - L'élégant
Philippe Brizard - Fanfan
Marie-Claude Mestral - Une prostituée
Aldo Bufi Landi - Jeannot Villanova
Luciano Catenacci - (as Luciano Lorcas)
Lucie Arnold - (as Luci Arnold)
Albert Augier -
Bruno Balp - L'inspecteur à la morgue
Paul Beauvais -
Gabriel Briand -
Pierre Collet -
Jacques Brunet -
Pierre Danny - Le sergent démineur
Jacques Debary - Carl
Gérard Depardieu - Un homme de main/Burglar
Marc Eyraud - Bonaventure
Andréa Ferréol - La prostituée en colère
Jean Gemin -
Henri Lambert - Le joueur coléreux
Jacques Marchand -
Jean-Claude Michel -
Giancarlo Pannese -
Jacques Rispal - Le concessionnaire de cercueils
Hervé Sand - Le racketteur
Henri Vilbert - Le gardien Graville
Nicolas Vogel - Grégoire
Dominique Zardi - Un prisonnier
Review by Theo Robertson
Hit Man (1972/I)
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This Sure Is Funky Fun Momma,
A blaxploitation version of GET CARTER ! Maybe I should hate this movie and maybe I do , however it is a very entertaining film in a slightly offensive and highly patronizing way . Did you know director/screenwriter George Armitage is white ? It probably shows as Tyrone Tackett ( At least he`s not called Jefferson or Washington ) arrives at his brother`s funeral wearing a purple catsuit and a floppy hat ( ! ) . Oh and mourners at a black person`s funeral console the bereaved with lines like " Yo , your brother was a real funky dude " ( !! ) and all black people address each other as " Momma " " Cat " and " Bro " ( !!! ) , you really do get the impression that Mr Armitage has never met a black person in real life
Despite all this I wish to repeat this is a highly entertaining movie because of its extremely dated stereotypes and at no time did I feel myself comparing it to the original British gangster classic , unlike the recent Sly Stallone remake
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