The Shooter (1995 film)
| The Shooter | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Ted Kotcheff |
| Written by | Yves André Martin Meg Thayer Billy Ray |
| Produced by | Silvio Muraglia Paul Pompian |
| Starring | Dolph Lundgren Maruschka Detmers Assumpta Serna Gavan O'Herlihy John Ashton |
| Cinematography | Fernando Arguelles |
| Edited by | Ralph Brunjes |
| Music by | Stefano Mainetti |
Production companies | Adelson-Baumgarten Productions Muraglia/Sladek Filmworks Newmarket Capital Group Canal+ Conquistador Entertainment Arco Films S.L. Etamp-Netto Romivest Transatlantique Films |
| Distributed by | Conquistador Entertainment Miramax |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Countries | United States Czech Republic[1] United Kingdom France Spain |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $11 million |
The Shooter (also released as Hidden Assassin[2]) is a 1995 American action thriller film directed by Ted Kotcheff and starring Dolph Lundgren as a deputy United States Marshal who gets caught up in politics when he is hired to solve the assassination of a Cuban ambassador.
This was the final theatrical film directed by Kotcheff before his death in 2025.
Plot
[edit]A CIA agent gets caught up in political intrigue after he gets brought in to solve the murder of a Cuban ambassador.
Cast
[edit]- Dolph Lundgren as U.S. Marshal Michael Dane
- Maruschka Detmers as Simone Rosset
- Assumpta Serna as Marta
- Gavan O'Herlihy as Dick Powell
- John Ashton as Alex Reed
- Simón Andreu as Alberto Torena
- Pablo Scola as Belgado
- Petr Drozda as Marcus
- Roslav Walter as Police Captain
- Pavel Vokoun as Henchman
- Martin Hub as Henchman
- Jiri Kraus as Cab Driver
- Guilio Kukurugya as Cuban Ambassador
- Enid Rose as Mistress
Production
[edit]The movie was filmed mainly in the Czech Republic, in Prague. The story was initially set in France but was changed to the Czech Republic.[3]
Alternate versions
[edit]There are two versions released for this film: the international cut running 104 minutes, and the shorter cut running 89 minutes, released in the U.S. and France.
References
[edit]- ^ "Shooter (1995)". Filmový přehled. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ Miramax. "Hidden Assassin (AKA The Shooter)". Miramax. Archived from the original on 2015-09-07.
- ^ "'Shooter' takes aim at Prague". Variety. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
External links
[edit]- The Shooter at IMDb
- The Shooter at AllMovie
- The Shooter at the TCM Movie Database
- The Shooter at Rotten Tomatoes
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