Hour of the Assassin explained

Hour of the Assassin
Director:Luis Llosa Urquidi
Music:Fred Myrow
Cinematography:Cusi Barrio
Editing:William Flicker
Distributor:Warner Bros.
Runtime:96 minutes
Language:English

Hour of the Assassin (also known as Spanish; Castilian: '''Misión en los Andes'''[1]) is a 1987 action–drama film starring Erik Estrada, Robert Vaughn, Alfredo Álvarez Calderón, Orlando Sacha, Reynaldo Arenas, and Lourdes Berninzon. The film was directed by Luis Llosa Urquidi and written by Matt Leipzig.[2] [3] [4] Hour of the Assassin was executive produced by Roger Corman.

Plot

Employed by a group of generals, Martin Fiero (Estrada), a former Green Beret, is hired to assassinate the newly elected President of San Pedro de Tacna, Peru. They feel threatened by the liberal sympathies of the new president-elect. The generals, having killed Fiero's father years ago, trick Fiero into thinking he is working for the leftist People's Party. Meanwhile, a CIA agent, Sam Merrick (Vaughn), is sent to stop to the assassination. It is a race against time as the agent must stop Fiero before it is too late.[5]

Cast

Production

Filming

Hour of the Assassin was filmed in Peru.[6]

Release

Hour of the Assassin was released in theatres on January 23, 1987. The film was released on VHS by Warner Home Video on May 26, 1987.[7] Hour of the Assassin was released on DVD.[8]

See also

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Book: Latsploitation, Exploitation Cinemas, and Latin America (Routledge Advances in Film Studies). Victoria Ruétalo. Dolores Tierney. Routledge. Abingdon-on-Thames. 978-0415993869. 1st. 2009.
  2. Web site: Hour of the Assassin. Turner Classic Movies. Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Atlanta. December 23, 2016.
  3. Web site: Hour of Assassin. https://web.archive.org/web/20161224165107/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7293635d. dead. December 24, 2016. British Film Institute. BFI National Archive. United Kingdom. December 23, 2016.
  4. Web site: Hour of Assassin. MUBI. United Kingdom. December 23, 2016.
  5. Web site: Hour of Assassin. . December 23, 2016.
  6. Book: Maltin, Leonard. Leonard Maltin's 2015 Movie Guide. Leonard Maltin. Signet. New York City. 2014. 978-0451468499.
  7. Book: Hour of the Assassin. Warner Home Video. Warner Bros.. Burbank, California. May 26, 1987. 6301969987.
  8. Web site: Hour of Assassin. Shopping Carts Plus. Australia . December 23, 2016.

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