The Hit (1984 film)

The Hit
Theatrical release poster
Directed byStephen Frears
Written byPeter Prince
Produced byJeremy Thomas
StarringJohn Hurt
Tim Roth
Laura del Sol
Terence Stamp
CinematographyMike Molloy
Edited byMick Audsley
Music byPaco de Lucía
Title theme:
Roger Waters
Eric Clapton
Production
companies
Distributed byPalace Pictures
Release dates
  • 12 September 1984 (1984-09-12) (Toronto)
  • 8 March 1985 (1985-03-08) (United States)
Running time
98 minutes[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesEnglish
Spanish
Box office$876,775[2]

The Hit is a 1984 British road crime film directed by Stephen Frears, and starring John Hurt, Terence Stamp, Laura del Sol and Tim Roth in his film debut. It was Stamp's first starring role in over a decade, and Roth won an Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Newcomer. The title music is provided by Eric Clapton and Roger Waters.[3] Spanish flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia performed the soundtrack music. The film was released by The Criterion Collection on DVD in April 2009 and on Blu-ray in October 2020.

  1. ^ "The Hit (18)". British Board of Film Classification. 25 June 1984. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. ^ "The Hit". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. ^ Holger Kaminski. "Pink Floyd a Tree Full of Secrets: The definitive Pink Floyd rarities compilation – Volume 6 (CD11 – CD12) Soundtracks 1970 – 1988". Hokafloyd.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.