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Assassins
An assassin is a person who commits targeted murder. The origin of the term is the medieval Order of Assassins, a sect of Shia Islam 1090–1275 CE. Assassin, or variants, may also refer to: Fictional characters * Assassin, in the Japanese adult visual novel ''Fate/stay night'' * Assassin, in the Japanese light novel '' Fate/Zero'' * The Assassin, in the 2006 '' Noble Warriors'' book trilogy * The Hassassin, in ''Angels & Demons'', 2000 * League of Assassins, in DC Comics * Ankh-Morpork Assassins' Guild, in ''Discworld'' * Assassin, in the ''Soulcalibur II'' game * Assassin (character class), in games ** Assassin (''Dungeons & Dragons'') Film and television Film * ''Assassin'' (1969 film), a South Korean thriller * ''Assassin'' (1973 film), a British thriller * ''Assassin'', a 1986 TV movie starring Robert Conrad * ''Assassins'' (1995 film), starring Sylvester Stallone and Antonio Banderas * ''Assassin'' (2015 film), starring Danny Dyer * ''Assassins'' (2020 film), an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Assassins
The Order of Assassins (; ) were a Nizari Isma'ilism, Nizari Isma'ili order that existed between 1090 and 1275 AD, founded by Hasan-i Sabbah, Hasan al-Sabbah. During that time, they lived in the mountains of Persia and the Levant, and held a strict subterfuge policy throughout the Middle East, posing a substantial strategic threat to Fatimid Caliphate, Fatimid, Abbasid, and Seljuk Empire, Seljuk authority, and killing several Christian leaders. Over the course of nearly 200 years, they killed hundreds who were considered enemies of the Nizari Isma'ili state. The modern term assassination is believed to stem from the tactics used by the Assassins. Contemporaneous historians include ibn al-Qalanisi, Ali ibn al-Athir, and Ata-Malik Juvayni. The former two referred to the Assassins as ''batiniyya'', an epithet widely accepted by Isma'ilis themselves. Overview The Assassins were founded by Hassan-i Sabbah. The state was formed in 1090 after the capture of Alamut Castle in the Albo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
League Of Assassins
The League of Assassins (sometimes known as the League of Shadows or Society of Shadows in adapted works) is a group of supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The group is depicted as a collective of assassins who work for Ra's al Ghul, an enemy of the superhero Batman. The group appeared in '' Strange Adventures'' #215 (December 1968), but did not become officially known as the League of Assassins until ''Detective Comics'' #405 (November 1970). The League of Assassins has been adapted into other media several times, predominantly in animated ''Batman'' productions, the live-action Batman film series '' The Dark Knight Trilogy'', the CW TV show ''Arrow'', and the Fox TV show '' Gotham''. Origins League of Assassins Yasser split from the ancient Order of Assassins in a successor movement. Their followers claim to have annulled and deposed centers of civilizations such as Baghdad, Moscow, and Rome, throughout past generations in their lineage. ... [...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 Jun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassins (1995 Film)
''Assassins'' is a 1995 American action thriller film directed by Richard Donner. It stars Sylvester Stallone, Antonio Banderas, and Julianne Moore. The screenplay was written by The Wachowskis and Brian Helgeland. 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 plans to retire, haunted by the memory of murdering his mentor Nicolai several years ago. While Rath is on an assignment, his target is eliminated by Miguel Bain, another assassin. Bain greatly admires Rath but also wants to kill him to establish himself as the world's greatest hitman. As Rath tries to figure out who sent Bain, his contractor offers him a lucrative job that could allow him to retire: kill a notorious computer hacker named Electra along with four Dutch buyers of a computer disk she possesses, then retrieve the disk. Electra has set up CCTV cameras and an elaborate mechanism for remo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassins (Desperate Housewives)
The seventh season of ''Desperate Housewives'', a television series created by Marc Cherry, began airing on September 26, 2010, and concluded on May 15, 2011. The deceased Mary Alice Young continues to narrate the events in the lives of her friends and Wisteria Lane residents, Susan Delfino, Lynette Scavo, Bree Van de Kamp and Gabrielle Solis. New housewife Renee Perry is introduced in this season. Paul Young returns to the lane and is the center of this season's mystery. According to Cherry, he had intended for the series to conclude after its seventh season, but the eighth season ended up being the series' final season. The first episode of the season aired in Latin America on October 6, 2010. Season 7 premiered in Ireland on Tuesday, October 12, 2010. Season 7 began airing in the United Kingdom on October 17, 2010. It started airing at 9:00pm on October 25, 2010 on OSN's Show Series in the Middle East. Season 7 began airing in France in the translated version on April 14, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Assassins (film)
''The Assassins'', previously known as ''Bronze Sparrow Terrace'' or ''Bronze Sparrow Platform'', is a Chinese historical drama film directed by Zhao Linshan, starring Chow Yun-fat as Cao Cao, a prominent warlord who became the '' de facto'' head of the central government in China towards the end of the Han dynasty. The film, released in October 2012, focuses on Cao Cao's life in his later years and depicts two assassination attempts on the warlord. The supporting cast includes Liu Yifei, Hiroshi Tamaki, Alec Su, Annie Yi, Qiu Xinzhi, Yao Lu and Ni Dahong. The film's Chinese title is a reference to the Bronze Bird Terrace, a terrace constructed in 210 by Cao Cao in the ancient city of Ye (in present-day Handan, Hebei). Plot The film is set in China in the late 210s – the years preceding the end of the Han dynasty. Over a period of two decades, Cao Cao had defeated Lü Bu and other rival warlords to gain supremacy in northern and central China. In 216, he is granted the titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassin
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 Abb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ankh-Morpork Assassins' Guild
Ankh-Morpork is a fictional city-state that is the setting for many Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett. Overview Pratchett describes Ankh-Morpork as the biggest city in Discworld (world), Discworld and its corrupt mercantile capital. In ''The Art of Discworld'', Pratchett explained that the city is similar to Tallinn and central Prague, but adds that it has elements of 18th-century London, 19th-century Seattle and modern-day New York City. He also said that since the creation of ''The Streets of Ankh-Morpork'', he has tried to ensure that the descriptions of character movements and locations in the books matched the Ankh-Morpork map; this allowed him, and fans of the series, to visualise the story more clearly. Geography The name "Ankh-Morpork" refers to both the city itself, a defensive wall, walled city about across, and the surrounding suburbs and farms of its fiefdom. The city itself lies on the River Ankh, the most polluted waterway on the Discworld, which divides it i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Shaw Brothers Films
__NOTOC__ This is a list of films produced by Shaw Brothers Studios. Films that were distributed but not produced by the studio are ''not'' included in this list. ---- 1951 - 1952 - 1953 - 1954 - 1955 - 1956 - 1957 - 1958 - 1959 1960 - 1961 - 1962 - 1963 - 1964 - 1965 - 1966 - 1967 - 1968 - 1969 1970 - 1971 - 1972 - 1973 - 1974 - 1975 - 1976 - 1977 - 1978 - 1979 1980 - 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1988 - 1989 1990 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 2003 - 2009 2010 - 2011 - 2015 - 2016 - 2019 1951 *'' 13 Grand Tutors'' 1952 *'' Sweet Memories'' *''Good Faith'' *'' Back Home Again'' *'' Sweet Song For You'' *'' Destroy'' *'' A Double-Faced Man'' *'' Tomorrow'' *'' Anything Can Happen'' 1953 *'' Heaven of Love'' *'' A Midsummer Night's Love'' *'' Meal Time'' *'' Green Heaven'' *'' A Song to Remember'' *'' Little Couple'' *'' The 3rd Life'' *'' Black Gloves'' 1954 *'' Wind Withers'' *'' Girl On The Loose'' *'' Beyond the Grave'' *'' Girls i ... [...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 fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angels & Demons
''Angels & Demons'' is a 2000 bestselling mystery- thriller novel written by American author Dan Brown and published by Pocket Books and then by Corgi Books. The novel introduces the character Robert Langdon, who recurs as the protagonist of Brown's subsequent novels. ''Angels & Demons'' shares many stylistic literary elements with its sequels, such as conspiracies of secret societies, a single-day time frame, and the Catholic Church. Ancient history, architecture, and symbology are also heavily referenced throughout the book. A film adaptation was released on May 15, 2009. Background The book contains several ambigrams created by real-life typographer John Langdon."Angels & Demons" . www.johnlangdon.net. Retrieved August 26, 2013. Besides the "Angels & Demons" and " [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassin(s)
''Assassin(s)'' is a 1997 French drama film directed, co-written, and co-edited by Mathieu Kassovitz, who also stars as Max. It was entered into the 1997 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Michel Serrault as Mr. Wagner * Mathieu Kassovitz as Max * Hélène de Fougerolles as Hélène * Danièle Lebrun as Max's Mother * Léa Drucker as Léa * Mehdi Benoufa as Mehdi * Robert Gendreu as Mr. Vidal * François Levantal François Levantal (born 14 October 1960) is a French actor. He has appeared in more than one hundred films since 1986. Filmography Theater Music videos External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Levantal, Francois 1960 births Living people F ... as Inspector References External links * 1997 films 1997 crime drama films 1990s French-language films French crime drama films Films about contract killing Films directed by Mathieu Kassovitz Films scored by Carter Burwell Features based on short films 1990s French films French-language crime drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
