A cold hearted American hit man goes to Europe for "one last score". His encounter with a beautiful young woman casts self doubt on his lifeblood, and influences him to resist carrying out the contract.
Acting
Coburn's smoldering restraint, Remick's wounded radiance—chemistry for days.
Cinematography
Europe looking impossibly chic through nicotine-stained lenses.
Director
S. Lee Pogostin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
S. Lee Pogostin was primarily a TV writer; this was his only theatrical feature, which explains the gorgeous mess of it all.
This film arrived at the exact moment the 'professional killer with feelings' archetype was being born—Coburn here, then Delon, then McQueen.
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