Hitman (I) (2007)

A gun-for-hire known only as Agent 47 hired by a group known only as 'The Organization' is ensnared in a political conspiracy, which finds him pursued by both Interpol and the Russian military as he treks across Russia and Eastern Europe.

Director:

Xavier Gens

Writer:

Skip Woods

Stars:

Timothy Olyphant, Dougray Scott, Olga Kurylenko

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Timothy Olyphant	...	Agent 47
Dougray Scott	...	Mike Whittier
Olga Kurylenko	...	Nika Boronina
Robert Knepper	...	Yuri Marklov
Ulrich Thomsen	...	Mikhail Belicoff
Henry Ian Cusick	...	Udre Belicoff
Michael Offei	...	Jenkins
Christian Erickson	...	General Kormarov
Eriq Ebouaney	...	Bwana Ovie
Joe Sheridan	...	Captain Gudnayev
James Faulkner	...	Smith Jamison
Jean-Marc Bellu	...	Hitman #2
Nicky Naudé	...	Hitman #3 (as Nicky Naude)
Abdou Sagna	...	Hitman #4
Ilya Nikitenko	...	Hitman #5

Storyline

A gun-for-hire "Hitman" is a genetically-engineered, elite assassin known only as Agent 47 hired by a group known only as 'The Organization' is ensnared in a political conspiracy, which finds him pursued by both Interpol and the Russian military as he treks across Eastern Europe. But even 47 couldn't anticipate a "random equation" in his life exactitude: the unexpected stirrings of his conscience and the unfamiliar emotions aroused in him by a mysterious Russian woman.

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Plot Keywords:

agent 47 | interpol | hitman | assassin | red wine | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence, language and some sexuality/nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Europa Corp. [fr] Twentieth Century Fox [us]

Country:

France USA

Language:

English Russian Serbo-Croatian

Release Date:

21 November 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hitman - Agente 47

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Box Office

Budget:

$24,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,240,698 (UK) (30 November 2007)

Gross:

$39,687,528 (USA) (7 March 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, EuropaCorp, Anka Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min 94 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The production had originally tried to use Jesper Kyd's music, but instead opted for an original score by Geoff Zanelli.

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Goofs

At 48:45 a wire or cable can be seen under the opposite side of the detective's car as he stands outside speaking with the Russian police.

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Quotes

Agent 47: [sedating Mr. Price] Thank you for the introduction to Udre Belicoff.

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Connections

Spun-off from Hitman: Codename 47 (2000)

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Soundtracks

"As Vezez Amanha"
Written and Performed by Gilberto Candido
Courtesy of Extreme Music

User Reviews

Excellent

As we are all well aware of most film adaptations of video games are usually very poor. This is not the case with Hit-man. Hit-man has done something that no other video game film has been able to pull off before. It is entertaining to the general audience who has not plaid the video game, by use of witty remarks, dark humor, and excellent action scenes. On the other hand fans of the video game series will be pleasantly surprised that Hollywood has not butchered the concept of the video games. There has been much debate over the actor who played 47; all actors did an excellent job. I was very pleased.

Bottom line: If you enjoy the video games – see it. If you don't know anything about the video games but want to see a movie similar to Bourn Identity then see it.