Portrait of a Hitman
Portrait of a Hitman is a 1979 American crime drama film directed by Allan A. Buckhantz and starring Jack Palance, Rod Steiger, Bo Svenson, Ann Turkel, Richard Roundtree. The film was released in France in 1979 and in the US in 1984. In 2002 and 2006, the film was re-released on DVD.
Plot
A ruthless professional hitman is invited to kill a brain surgeon. Later, it turns out, however, that both men not only know each other very well but also love the same woman. Can the killer fulfill the contract in this case?Cast
- Jack Palance as Jim Buck
- Rod Steiger as Max Andreotti
- Richard Roundtree as Coco Morrell
- Bo Svenson as Dr. Bob Michaels
- Ann Turkel as Cathy
- Philip Ahn as Wong
- Herb Jeffries as Charlie
- Garrison True as Joe