The Hit

The Hit - 1984 | 100 mins | Comedy, Crime | Colour

The Production Team

Director: Stephen Frears.
Producer: Jeremy Thomas.
Script: Peter Prince.
Cinematography: Mike Molloy.
Editing: Mick Audsley.
Production Design: Andrew Sanders.
Art Direction: Luciano Arroyo and Julio Molina.
Costume Design: Marit Allen.
Makeup Department: Roy Ashton, Karen Dawson, Betty Glasow and Tony Nieto.
Sound Department: George Akers, Ted Ball, Steve Hancock and Paul Le Mare.
Original Music: Eric Clapton and Paco de Lucía.

The Cast

John Hurt - Braddock
Terence Stamp - Willie Parker
Tim Roth - Myron
Laura del Sol - Maggie
Bill Hunter - Harry
Jim Broadbent - Barrister

Plot Synopsis

Stephen Frears second theatrical feature after Gumshoe (1971) is this taut, psychological crime drama about an ultra-cool police informant who becomes embroiled in a battle of wits and wills that will have serious consequences for all concerned. Starring a resurgent Terence Stamp, John Hurt and acclaimed actor Tim Roth, making his big screen debut.

Mob supergrass Willie Parker (Terence Stamp) is tracked down to his Spanish residence by two hitmen and forced to travel with them at gunpoint to Paris in order to have a few old scores settled. One of his captors, Braddock (John Hurt), is a professional hitman but the other, Myron (Tim Roth), is a fresh-faced rookie on his first assignment. A visit to a secret apartment en-route provides further difficulty given the room is already occupied by Australian crook, Harry (Bill Hunter) and his young Spanish mistress, Maggie (Laura del Sol). Maggie is taken along as hostage but it's not long before Parker’s unruffled Cockney attitude soon puts Braddock and Myron’s nerves on edge; ensuring that nothing goes according to plan.