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Assassins
An assassin is a person who commits targeted murder. Assassin may also refer to: Origin of term * Someone belonging to the medieval Persian Ismaili order of Assassins Animals and insects * Assassin bugs, a genus in the family ''Reduviidae'' * Assassin spiders, a genus in the family ''Archaeidae'' Literature * ''The Assassin'' (play), a 1945 play by Irwin Shaw * ''Assassin'' (Cain novel), a 2008 thriller novel by Tom Cain, the third Samuel Carver book * ''Assassin'' (Myers novel), a 2006 historical fiction novel by the children's author Anna Myers * ''Assassins'' (LaHaye novel), a 1999 novel in the ''Left Behind'' series by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim Lahaye * '' Krondor: The Assassins'', a 1999 novel by Raymond E. Feist * "The Assassin", a character in the 2006 '' Noble Warriors'' book trilogy * The Assassin, novel by Harlan Ellison * "The Assassin", story by Guy De Maupassant * ''The Assassini'', a 1990 novel by Thomas Gifford * ''The Assassins'' by Elia Kazan * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Assassins
The Order of Assassins or simply the Assassins ( fa, حَشّاشین, Ḥaššāšīn, ) were a Nizārī Ismāʿīlī order and sect of Shīʿa Islam that existed between 1090 and 1275 CE. During that time, they lived in the mountains of Persia and in Syria, and held a strict subterfuge policy throughout the Middle East through the covert murder of Muslim and Christian leaders who were considered enemies of the Nizārī Ismāʿīlī State. The modern term assassination is believed to stem from the tactics used by the Assassins. Nizārī Ismāʿīlīsm formed in the late 11th century after a succession crisis within the Fatimid Caliphate between Nizār ibn al-Mustanṣir and his half-brother, caliph al-Musta‘lī. Contemporaneous historians include Arabs ibn al-Qalanisi and Ali ibn al-Athir, and the Persian Ata-Malik Juvayni. The first two referred to the Assassins as ''batiniyya'', an epithet widely accepted by Ismāʿīlīs themselves. Overview The Nizari Isma'i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Assassins (Kazan Novel)
An assassin is a person who commits targeted murder. Assassin may also refer to: Origin of term * Someone belonging to the medieval Persian Ismaili order of Assassins Animals and insects * Assassin bugs, a genus in the family ''Reduviidae'' * Assassin spiders, a genus in the family ''Archaeidae'' Literature * ''The Assassin'' (play), a 1945 play by Irwin Shaw * ''Assassin'' (Cain novel), a 2008 thriller novel by Tom Cain, the third Samuel Carver book * ''Assassin'' (Myers novel), a 2006 historical fiction novel by the children's author Anna Myers * ''Assassins'' (LaHaye novel), a 1999 novel in the ''Left Behind'' series by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim Lahaye * '' Krondor: The Assassins'', a 1999 novel by Raymond E. Feist * "The Assassin", a character in the 2006 '' Noble Warriors'' book trilogy * The Assassin, novel by Harlan Ellison * "The Assassin", story by Guy De Maupassant * ''The Assassini'', a 1990 novel by Thomas Gifford * ''The Assassins'' by Elia Kazan * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Assassins
An assassin is a person who commits targeted murder. Assassin may also refer to: Origin of term * Someone belonging to the medieval Persian Ismaili order of Assassins Animals and insects * Assassin bugs, a genus in the family ''Reduviidae'' * Assassin spiders, a genus in the family ''Archaeidae'' Literature * ''The Assassin'' (play), a 1945 play by Irwin Shaw * ''Assassin'' (Cain novel), a 2008 thriller novel by Tom Cain, the third Samuel Carver book * ''Assassin'' (Myers novel), a 2006 historical fiction novel by the children's author Anna Myers * ''Assassins'' (LaHaye novel), a 1999 novel in the ''Left Behind'' series by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim Lahaye * '' Krondor: The Assassins'', a 1999 novel by Raymond E. Feist * "The Assassin", a character in the 2006 '' Noble Warriors'' book trilogy * The Assassin, novel by Harlan Ellison * "The Assassin", story by Guy De Maupassant * ''The Assassini'', a 1990 novel by Thomas Gifford * ''The Assassins'' by Elia Kazan * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassins (1995 Film)
''Assassins'' is a 1995 American action thriller film directed by Richard Donner. The screenplay was written by The Wachowskis and Brian Helgeland. The film stars Sylvester Stallone and Antonio Banderas and costars Julianne Moore. The Wachowskis stated that their script was completely rewritten by Helgeland, and that they tried to remove their names from the film but failed. Plot Assassin Robert Rath ( Sylvester Stallone) plans to retire, haunted by the memory of murdering his mentor Nicolai several years ago. While on an assignment, Miguel Bain ( Antonio Banderas), another assassin, manages to eliminate Rath’s target first. Bain then reveals his plan to kill Rath and become the world’s best assassin. As Rath tries to figure out who sent Bain, his contractor offers him a lucrative job that could allow him to retire: kill a computer hacker named Electra (Julianne Moore), the four Dutch buyers of a computer disk she possesses, and to retrieve the disk. Electra has set up CCTV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassins (2020 Film)
''Assassins'' is a 2020 American documentary film, directed and produced by Ryan White. It talks about the assassination of Kim Jong-nam and the two assassins who were tricked. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2020. It was released on December 11, 2020 by Greenwich Entertainment. Synopsis The film follows the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, as he is assassinated by two young women who were tricked and thought they were participating in a prank show. Release The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2020. Shortly after, Magnolia Pictures acquired distribution rights to the film. Due to the subject matter, the film struggled to find distribution, with Magnolia opting to release the film internationally instead, and Hulu acquiring rights to the film before dropping it. In September 2020, Greenwich Entertainment acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film. It was released on December 11, 2020. In June 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassin
Assassination is the murder of a prominent or important person, such as a head of state, head of government, politician, world leader, member of a royal family or CEO. The murder of a celebrity, activist, or artist, though they may not have a direct role in matters of the state, may also sometimes be considered an assassination. An assassination may be prompted by political and military motives, or done for financial gain, to avenge a grievance, from a desire to acquire fame or notoriety, or because of a military, security, insurgent or secret police group's command to carry out the assassination. Acts of assassination have been performed since ancient times. A person who carries out an assassination is called an assassin or hitman. Etymology The word ''assassin'' may be derived from '' asasiyyin'' (Arabic: أَسَاسِيِّين, ʾasāsiyyīn) from أَسَاس (ʾasās, "foundation, basis") + ـِيّ (-iyy), meaning "people who are faithful to the foundat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassin (Myers Novel)
Assassination is the murder of a prominent or important person, such as a head of state, head of government, politician, world leader, member of a royal family or CEO. The murder of a celebrity, activist, or artist, though they may not have a direct role in matters of the state, may also sometimes be considered an assassination. An assassination may be prompted by political and military motives, or done for financial gain, to avenge a grievance, from a desire to acquire fame or notoriety, or because of a military, security, insurgent or secret police group's command to carry out the assassination. Acts of assassination have been performed since ancient times. A person who carries out an assassination is called an assassin or hitman. Etymology The word ''assassin'' may be derived from '' asasiyyin'' (Arabic: أَسَاسِيِّين, ʾasāsiyyīn) from أَسَاس (ʾasās, "foundation, basis") + ـِيّ (-iyy), meaning "people who are faithful to the foun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassin's Creed (2016 Film)
''Assassin's Creed'' is a 2016 dystopian science fiction action film based on the video game franchise of the same name. The film is directed by Justin Kurzel, written by Michael Lesslie, Adam Cooper and Bill Collage, and stars Michael Fassbender (who also produced), as well as Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson, Charlotte Rampling and Michael K. Williams. The film is set in the same universe as the video games but features an original story that expands the series' mythology. The plot revolves around Callum "Cal" Lynch (Fassbender), who is abducted by the Abstergo Foundation because of his heritage. Cal's ancestor, Aguilar de Nerha, was a member of the Assassin Brotherhood—a fictional organization inspired by the real-life Order of Assassins—active during the Spanish Inquisition in the late 15th-century, who swore to protect the Apple of Eden, an artifact believed to contain the key to humanity's free will. Cal must accept his Assassin heritage and stop Abste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassins (LaHaye Novel)
''Assassins: Assignment:Jerusalem, Target:Antichrist'' is the sixth book in the Left Behind series. It was written by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins in 1999. It was released in August 1999 and was on The New York Times Best Seller List for 39 weeks. It takes place 38–42 months into the Tribulation. Plot introduction The book begins with protagonist Rayford Steele contemplating killing Global Community Supreme Potentate and Antichrist Nicolae Carpathia. The prologue is the last three pages of Apollyon. Plot summary Rayford, filled with rage over so many losses, contemplates killing Nicolae Carpathia. He is so obsessed with the idea that he becomes stern and short tempered at times. At the New Babylon palace, David is placed in charge of delivering 144 computers to Nicolae, but diverts the delivery by telling the pilots one location and filling out the paperwork for another location. Floyd Charles reveals that he was infected from delivering Hattie's stillborn child and goes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discworld
''Discworld'' is a comic fantasy"Humorous Fantasy" in David Pringle, ed., ''The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy'' (pp.31-33). London, Carlton,2006. book series written by the English author Terry Pratchett, set on the Discworld, a flat planet balanced on the backs of four elephants which in turn stand on the back of a giant turtle. The series began in 1983 with '' The Colour of Magic'' and continued until the final novel '' The Shepherd's Crown'', which was published in 2015, following Pratchett's death. The books frequently parody or take inspiration from classic works, usually fantasy or science fiction, as well as mythology, folklore and fairy tales, and often use them for satirical parallels with cultural, political and scientific issues. Forty-one ''Discworld'' novels were published. Apart from the first novel in the series, '' The Colour of Magic'', the original British editions of the first 26 novels, up to '' Thief of Time'' (2001), had cover art by Josh Kirby. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassin (1969 Film)
''Assassin'' () is a 1969 South Korean thriller film. Plot A man is given a task to kill Hwang To-jin, a North Korean spy who turned himself in to South, and penetrates into the South. He meets Hwang To-jin's daughter and comes to feel skeptical of his behavior. Then he receives an order to hurry the assassination. He finally realizes that he has been foolish and turns himself to the police to help round up the spy network. Cast *Jang Dong-he *Namkoong Won *Park Am Park Am (born November 11, 1924 – March 22, 1989) was a South Korean actor. Park was born in Seoul in 1924. He graduated from the college of Dentistry at Seoul National University. Filmography *Note; the whole list is referenced. ' Awards * 1 ... *Kim Hea-kyung *Oh Ji-myung *Jeon Young-sun *Choe Bong *Lee Hae-ryong *Park Ki-teak *Kim Ki-bum References External links * * 1969 films 1960s spy thriller films South Korean spy thriller films Films directed by Lee Man-hee (director) 1960s Korean-language film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassin (Fate/stay Night)
The Japanese adult visual novel ''Fate/stay night'' features a number of characters created by Type-Moon, some of whom are classified as Servants with special combat abilities. The characters listed have appeared mainly in two anime television series adaptations (''Fate/stay night'' and '' Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works'') with a movie trilogy adaptation ('' Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel'') produced by Studio Deen and Ufotable respectively. A '' Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works'' animated film was released prior to its TV series. Other characters from the franchise can be found on their respective titles, such as with '' Fate/Zero'', '' Fate/Apocrypha'', '' Fate/Extra'', '' Fate/strange fake'', '' Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya'', '' Fate/type Redline'' or '' Fate/Grand Order''. Main characters Shirou Emiya : :Shirou is a good-hearted and honest teenager who always enjoys helping others. However, Shirō is a deeply scarred human being orphaned after a fire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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