Target of an Assassin

Target of an Assassin is a 1976 film directed by Peter Collinson. It stars Anthony Quinn and John Phillip Law. Target of an Assassin was completed in South Africa in 1976 as Tigers Don't Cry, but was not put into general American release for nearly nine years. Other alternate titles include African Rage, The Long Shot, and Fatal Assassin.^[1]

Cast

• Anthony Quinn as Ernest Hobday
• John Phillip Law as Shannon
• Simon Sabela as President Lunda
• Marius Weyers as Colonel Albert Pahler
• Sandra Prinsloo as Sister Janet Hobart

Plot summary

The film is set in a South African hospital. Top-billed Anthony Quinn plays a male nurse, assigned to care for a foreign President (Simon Sabela). With many threats against his well-being, the leader is heavily guarded around the clock. But Quinn manages to kidnap his patient, leading to a series of curious and occasionally confusing plot twists.

References

External links

• Target of an Assassin at the Internet Movie Database