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Assassination (other)
Assassination is the killing of a prominent person, either for political or religious reasons or for payment. Assassination may also refer to: * ''Assassination'' (1927 film), a silent German film directed by Richard Oswald * ''Assassination'' (1964 film), a 1964 Japanese film directed by Masahiro Shinoda * ''Assassination'' (1967 film), a 1967 Italian thriller-spy film * ''The Assassination'' (film), a 1972 French film starring Jean-Louis Trintignant * ''Assassination'' (1987 film), a 1987 American film starring Charles Bronson * ''AssassiNation Assassination is the willful killing, by a sudden, secret, or planned attack, of a personespecially if prominent or important. It may be prompted by political, ideological, religious, financial, or military motives. Assassinations are orde ...'', a 2006 album by death metal band Krisiun * ''Assassination'' (2015 film), a 2015 South Korean film directed by Choi Dong-hoon See also * Assassin (other) {{disamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassination
Assassination is the willful killing, by a sudden, secret, or planned attack, of a personespecially if prominent or important. It may be prompted by political, ideological, religious, financial, or military motives. Assassinations are ordered by both individuals and organizations, and are carried out by their accomplices. Acts of assassination have been performed since ancient times. A person who carries out an assassination is called an assassin. Etymology ''Assassin'' comes from the Italian and French Assissini, believed to derive from the word '' hashshashin'' (), and shares its etymological roots with '' hashish'' ( or ; from ').''The Assassins: a radical sect in Islam'' – Bernard Lewis, pp. 11–12 It referred to a group of Nizari Ismailis known as the Order of Assassins who worked against various political targets. Founded by Hassan-i Sabbah, the Assassins were active in the Near East from the 11th to the 13th centuries. The group killed members of the Ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassination (1927 Film)
''Assassination'' () is a 1927 German silent thriller film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Eduard Rothauser, Mathilde Sussin and Hans Stüwe. It was adapted from a novel by Vicki Baum.Hake p. 39 It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to super ... was by Gustav A. Knauer. Cast References Bibliography * * External links * 1927 films Films of the Weimar Republic 1920s thriller films German silent feature films Films directed by Richard Oswald Films based on Austrian novels German black-and-white films Silent German thriller films 1920s German films Films shot at Halensee Studios Films scored by Walter Ulfig Films based on works by Vicki Baum {{silent-thriller-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassination (1964 Film)
, also known as ''The Assassin'', is a 1964 film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. Release ''Assassination'' was released in Japan in 1964. The film was released in the United States on October 30, 1964 by Shochiku Films of America. Cast * Tetsurō Tamba – Hachirô Kiyokawa * Shima Iwashita – Oren * Isao Kimura – Tadasaburô Sasaki * Eiji Okada – Lord Matsudaira * Eitaro Ozawa , also credited as Sakae Ozawa (小沢栄), was a Japanese film actor and stage actor and director. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1935 and 1988, directed by notable filmmakers such as Kenji Mizoguchi, Mikio Naruse, Keisuke Kinoshita ... – Premier Itakura * Takanobu Hozumi – Tetsutaro Yamaoka * Junkichi Orimoto – Kamo Serizawa * Yukio Ninagawa – Shôhei Imuta * Muga Takewaki - Miyagawa * Keiji Sada – Sakamoto Ryōma References Footnotes Sources * External links ''Assassination'' essay by Joan Mellenat the Masters of Cinema website ''Assassination'' tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassination (1967 Film)
''Assassination'' is a 1967 Italian thriller-spy film starring Henry Silva. It marked the directorial debut of Emilio Miraglia.Marco Giusti. ''007 all'italiana''. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. . Plot A Secret Service agent, supposedly dead, discovers that his wife is planning to marry the double agent he must expose. Cast * Henry Silva as John Chandler / Philip Chandler * Fred Beir Frederick Edwin Beir (September 21, 1927 – June 3, 1980) was an American film and television actor. Biography Born in Niagara Falls, New York, Beir began his career in 1950, appearing in the television series ''The Philco Television Playhouse ... as Bob * Evelyn Stewart as Barbara * Peter Dane as Lang * Bill Vanders as Thomas * Alfredo Varelli as Morrison (credited as Fred Farrell) * Roberto Maldera as Otto (credited as Bob Molden) * Karl-Heinz Menzinger as Hans (credited as Karl Menzinger) * Gunther Scholtz as Senator * Gert von Zitzewitz as Baron Reception The Italian film critic Francesco P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Assassination (film)
''The Assassination'' () is a 1972 French-Italian political thriller film directed by Yves Boisset. Starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Gian Maria Volonté, and Roy Scheider, it was released in the U.S. as ''The French Conspiracy''. The film was inspired by the 1965 disappearance of Moroccan nationalist politician Mehdi Ben Barka in Paris. Shortly after his death, it emerged that Ben Barka had been abducted by French police, leading to speculation of a plot between Moroccan agents, French intelligence, and the CIA. ''The Assassination'' was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize. Plot Colonel Kassar (Piccoli), an African dictator supported by the CIA, makes a pact with the French secret service to target Sadiel (Volonte), a politician from his home country who is currently in exile in Geneva. Sadiel is a left-wing idealist who hopes to someday return and lead a democratic opposition to Kassar's regime. French intelligence targets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassination (1987 Film)
''Assassination'' is a 1987 American action thriller film directed by Peter Hunt and starring Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Charles Howerton, Jan Gan Boyd, Stephen Elliott, and Chris Alcaide. The plot is about a bodyguard who is assigned to protect the First Lady of the United States against an assassination plot. Plot Jay Killian is a senior member of the Secret Service. On the day before the Inauguration of the new president, Killian has just returned from a six-week sick leave. He is given a new assignment: to protect the First Lady, Lara Royce Craig. Being highly qualified and a seasoned veteran of the service, Killian is dismayed that he is not on the Presidential detail. To make matters worse, Lara proves to be an extremely difficult charge. She is arrogant, condescending, demanding, and she detests the presence of Killian. With the First Lady doing what she wants and ignoring all of Killian's suggestions, it becomes apparent that someone wants Lara dead, especiall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AssassiNation
Assassination is the willful killing, by a sudden, secret, or planned attack, of a personespecially if prominent or important. It may be prompted by political, ideological, religious, financial, or military motives. Assassinations are ordered by both individuals and organizations, and are carried out by their accomplices. Acts of assassination have been performed since ancient times. A person who carries out an assassination is called an assassin. Etymology ''Assassin'' comes from the Italian and French Assissini, believed to derive from the word '' hashshashin'' (), and shares its etymological roots with '' hashish'' ( or ; from ').''The Assassins: a radical sect in Islam'' – Bernard Lewis, pp. 11–12 It referred to a group of Nizari Ismailis known as the Order of Assassins who worked against various political targets. Founded by Hassan-i Sabbah, the Assassins were active in the Near East from the 11th to the 13th centuries. The group killed members of the Ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassination (2015 Film)
''Assassination'' () is a 2015 South Korean historical drama, period spy action thriller film co-written and directed by Choi Dong-hoon. The film, mainly set in 1930s Seoul and Shanghai during the Korea under Japanese rule, Japanese occupation of Korea, depicts a group of Korean resistance fighters' plan to assassinate a highly ranked Japanese officer. The film drew over 12.7 million admissions, and is currently List of highest-grossing films in South Korea, the eleventh-highest-grossing movie in South Korean film history. ''Assassination'' also won Best Film at the 36th Blue Dragon Film Awards and 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards. Plot In 1911, during Korea under Japanese rule, Japan's rule over Korea, a resistance fighter named Yem Sek-jin tries but fails to murder the governor-general along with a pro-Japanese businessman named Kang In-guk. That evening, Kang discovers that his own wife was helping Yem, and kills her. In response, the wet nurse runs off with one of Kang's twin, twin da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
