Sitting Target (1972): Cast
Sitting Target is a 1972 crime thriller directed by Douglas Hickox, starring Oliver Reed as Harry Lomart, Ian McShane and Frank Finlay. It runs 1 hour 33 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 33m (93 min)
- Director
- Douglas Hickox
- Original language
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English - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Sitting Target About?
The premise of Sitting Target without spoilers.
A relentless hit man pursues his objective without pause. While serving a long sentence, brutal inmate Harry Lomart believes his beautiful wife Pat will be waiting for him upon release. However, when Pat visits him, the encounter triggers his worst nightmare.
Sitting Target Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- mauser c96 pistol
- mauser pistol
- mauser
- betrayal by a friend
- betrayal by husband
- betrayal
- betrayal by wife
- prisoner on the run
- female police officer decoy
- policeman
- shooting
- scene during opening credits
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- man
- cheating wife
- evil man
- videotape
- cult film
- hiding from police
- sitting target
- anti social behavior
- slop pail
- flashback
- hanging from a window ledge
- hitting a dog
- revenge killing
- criminal underworld
- wife's lover murdered by husband
- dog attack
- police inspector
- prison visit
- car chase
- swinging on rope
- cockney gangster
- brutality
- telescopic rifle
- train journey
- armed criminal
- solitary confinement
- sex in van
- burned to death
- urine thrown in face
- 1970s
- punching fist through glass window
- shot through window
- violence
- bathtub
- escape from prison
- burning car
- criminal
- based on novel
Sitting Target Cast & Characters
Oliver Reed leads the cast as Harry Lomart, with Ian McShane as Birdy Williams and Frank Finlay as Marty Gold. Directed by Douglas Hickox; 15 actors are credited in all.
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Director Douglas Hickox
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Oliver Reed as Harry Lomart -
Ian McShane as Birdy Williams -
Frank Finlay as Marty Gold -
Freddie Jones as MacNeil
Also Starring in Sitting Target
· 11 more- June Brown Lomart's Neighbour
- Tony Beckley Soapy Tucker
- Robert Beatty Gun Dealer
- Jill St. John Pat Lomart
- Edward Woodward Inspector Milton
- Robert Russell Prison Warder One
- Mike Pratt Prison Warder Accomplice
- Jill Townsend Maureen
- Maggy Maxwell Irate Mother
- Joe Cahill Prison Warder Two
- Bob Ramsey Gun Dealer's Bodyguard
More from Douglas Hickox
More films directed by Douglas Hickox, best-rated first: Theater of Blood, Blackout, The Master of Ballantrae and The Hound of the Baskervilles.
Cars in Sitting Target
44 cars on screen, including the 1952 Austin FV1801A 'Champ' and the 1972 Ford Transit MkI.
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1952 Austin FV1801A 'Champ' Important role -
1972 Ford Transit MkI Important role -
1972 Hillman Avenger Important role -
1967 Jaguar 420 XJ16 Important role
Sitting Target Also Known As
10 alternative titles, including “Time for Killing - Blutroter Morgen” and “La Cible hurlante”.
- Also known as
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- Time for Killing - Blutroter Morgen
- La Cible hurlante
- La celada
- Blutroter Morgen
- O Sanguinário
- هدف ثابت
- 坐靶
- Il sanguinario
- Hämnaren
- Yarım Kalan Kin
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Sitting Target FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Sitting Target, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Sitting Target?
Sitting Target runs 1 hour 33 minutes (93 minutes).
When was Sitting Target released?
Sitting Target was released on May 1, 1972.
Who directed Sitting Target?
Sitting Target was directed by Douglas Hickox.
More films by Douglas Hickox Who is in the cast of Sitting Target?
Sitting Target stars Oliver Reed as Harry Lomart, Ian McShane as Birdy Williams and Frank Finlay as Marty Gold, among 15 credited actors.
Does Sitting Target have a post-credit scene?
No. Sitting Target has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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