Hit!
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The movie poster for the film Hit!
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| Directed by | Sidney J. Furie |
| Produced by | Harry Korshak |
| Written by | Alan Trustman David M. Wolf |
| Starring | Billy Dee Williams Richard Pryor |
| Music by | Lalo Schifrin |
| Cinematography | John A. Alonzo |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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134 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Hit! is a 1973 action film directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Billy Dee Williams and Richard Pryor. It is about a federal agent trying to destroy a drug zone after his daughter dies from a heroin overdose.[1]
An alternate title for the film was Goodbye Marseilles.
- Billy Dee Williams as Nick Allen
- Richard Pryor as Mike Willmer
- Paul Hampton as Barry Strong
- Gwen Welles as Sherry Nielson
- Warren J. Kemmerling as Dutch Schiller
- Janet Brandt as Ida
- Sid Melton as Herman
- Zooey Hall as Carlin
- Todd Martin as Crosby
- Norman Burton as The Director
- Jenny Astruc as Mademoiselle Frelou
- Yves Barsacq as Romain
- Jean-Claude Bercq as Jean-Baptiste
- Henri Cogan as Bornou
- Pierre Collet as Zero
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Note[edit]
Many of the people, both cast and crew, involved in this film had previously worked on Lady Sings the Blues (1972).
The role of Nick Allen was originally written for Steve McQueen.[2]
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References[edit]
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Hit!
- ^ Pierce, Ponchitta (April 1974). "A Look Into The Private Life of Billy Dee Williams". Ebony. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
External links[edit]
- Hit! at the Internet Movie Database
- synopsis at AllMovie
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