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• Genre: Thriller
• Movie Type: Paranoid Thriller
• Themes: Assassination Plots
• Director: Stanley Kramer
• Main Cast: Gene Hackman, Candice Bergen, Richard Widmark, Mickey Rooney, Edward Albert
• Release Year: 1977
• Country: US
• Run Time: 97 minutes
• MPAA Rating: R

Plot

Stanley Kramer directed this paranoid thriller involving a murderer who is inexplicably released from prison by a mysterious organization. Gene Hackman is Roy Tucker, serving time in San Quentin when he's busted out by a secret organization in return for having to assassinate an unnamed person. Roy travels from San Francisco to Spain trying to find out why he was released from prison and who he has to kill. His only lead is the organization is run by a collection of unknown people, collectively known as "They." ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Gene Hackman - Roy Tucker
• Candice Bergen - Ellie Tucker
• Richard Widmark - Tagge
• Mickey Rooney - Spiventa
• Edward Albert - Ross Pine

Eli Wallach - Gen. Reser; Eli Wallach - Gen. Tom Reser; Neva Patterson - Gaddis; Jay Novello - Capt. Ruiz; Majel Barrett - Mrs. Schnaible; Claire Brennan - Ruby; James W. Gavin - Lenny; Ted Gehring - Schnaible; Bob Herron - Brookshire; Charles Horvath - Harley; John Bear Hudkins - Truck Driver; Denver Mattson - Murdock; Joseph V. Perry - Bowkemp; George Sawava - Assassination Victim; Ken Swofford - Ditcher; Farnesio DeBernal - Bank Official; George Fisher - Horsemyer

Credit

John Bear Hudkins - Stunts Coordinator; Adam Kennedy - Screenwriter; Adam Kennedy - Book Author; Del Armstrong - Makeup; Raphael Bretton - Set Designer; John F. Burnett - Editor; Philip C. Cory - Special Effects; William J. Creber - Production Designer; Michael S. Glick - First Assistant Director; Billy Goldenberg - Composer (Music Score); Lew Grade - Producer; Ron Hobbs - Art Director; Fred Koenekamp - Cinematographer; Stanley Kramer - Director; Stanley Kramer - Producer; Ernest Laszlo - Cinematographer; Rita Riggs - Costume Designer; Martin Starger - Executive Producer; David Ronne - Sound/Sound Designer; Andy Szolosi - Set Designer; Richard Portman - Sound/Sound Designer

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