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Ex-C.I.A. Agent James Dial (Wesley Snipes) is asked to take out terrorist Ali Mahmud Jahar (Nikolai Sotirov), only to realize he's been set up by his former employer, Jeremy Collins (Ralph Brown).

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Cast

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James Dial
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Emily Day
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DI Annette Ballard
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Jeremy Collins
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DCS Andrew Windsor
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Mrs. Day
Iain Robertson ...
Cramston
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Terry Winchell
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Purcell
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Sir Anthony
Stanimir Stamatov ...
King
Miroslav Emilov ...
Harris
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Beloit
Nikolai Sotirov ...
Ali Mahmud Jahar (as Nikolay Sotirov)
Peter Kerry Morgan ...
Newscaster
Vladimir Kolev ...
SWAT team leader
Richard Tunley ...
Technician
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Airport Security (as Plamen Manasiev)
Morgan Hopkins ...
Detective
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Security Guard
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Security Guard #2 (as Mariana Stanisheva)
Hristo Mitzkov ...
Policeman #1 (as Hristo Mitskov)
Anelia Nikolova ...
Woman
Lucy Cooper ...
Ticket Woman
Ceri Mears ...
Immigration Officer
Svezhen Mladenov ...
Cop on Walkie-Talkie (as Svejen Mladenov)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Harry Anichkin ...
Jahar's Lawyer
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Man on Street (uncredited)
Carlyn Paschall ...
Tourist (uncredited)

Directed by

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Josef Rusnak

Written by

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Robert Foster ... (screenplay) and
Joshua Michael Stern ... (screenplay)
 
Robert Katz ... (story) &
André Farwagi ... (story) (as Andre Farwagi)

Produced by

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David Ball ... co-producer
Rudy Cohen ... producer
Rolf Deyhle ... executive producer
Henrik Huydts ... executive producer
Victoria Lucas ... associate producer
Bobby Ranghelov ... line producer

Music by

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Nicholas Pike

Cinematography by

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Wedigo von Schultzendorff ... director of photography

Editing by

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Tracy Granger
James Herbert ... (final edit)

Editorial Department

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Ollie Gatehouse ... editorial trainee
Pete Harrow ... colorist
Daryl Jordan ... assistant editor
Neil Williams ... assistant editor
Todor G. Todorov ... colorist (uncredited)

Casting By

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Sue Jones
Mariana Stansheva ... (as Marianne Stanicheva)

Production Design by

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Keith Maxwell

Art Direction by

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Tim Hutchinson
Valentina Mladenova ... (as Valya Mladenova)
Sam Stokes ... (uncredited)

Set Decoration by

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Dominic Smithers

Costume Design by

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Ffion Elinor

Makeup Department

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Corey Hill ... hair stylist: Mr. Snipes
Sofi Hvarleva ... key makeup artist (as Sofi Hvurleva)
Atanaska Popova ... makeup artist
Cyndi Reece-Thorne ... makeup artist: Mr. Snipes (as Cyndi Reis-Thorne)
Nelly Teova ... key hair stylist (as Nely Teova)
Carole Williams ... hair designer / makeup designer
Claire Williams ... assistant makeup artist

Production Management

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Steve Harrow ... post-production executive
Veselin Karadjov ... location production manager
Bobby Ranghelov ... unit production manager
Jon Wilkins ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Scott Bates ... second assistant director
Fraser Fennell-Ball ... third assistant director
Dominic Fysh ... first assistant director
Krasimir Hazarbasanov ... second assistant director (as Krassi Hazarbassanov)
Borimir Ilkov ... second second assistant director
Dan Mumford ... second assistant director
Boyka Pehlivanova ... second assistant director

Art Department

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Vladimir Alexandrov ... plasterer
Dimitar Anchev ... laborer
Petko Angelov ... set dresser
Boris Arnaudov ... construction
Krasimir Balchov ... construction (as Krassimir Balchov)
Borislav Belberov ... stand-by props (as Bobby Belberov)
Victor Bikarski ... construction
Borislav Bogdanov ... construction
Valeri Bojilchev ... laborer (as Valeri Bozhilchev)
Ivan Borushev ... welder
Atanas Boyadjiev ... laborer
Stoyan Boyadjiev ... laborer (as Stoyan Boyadzhiev)
Lidiya Burukova ... graphic designer
Alexander Chorapinov ... laborer
Noel Cowell ... property master
Yavor Denev ... painter
Emanuil Deyanov ... laborer
Victor Deyov ... construction
Dian Dimitrov ... construction
Dimo Dimov ... artist
Kiril Dimov ... construction
Maria Doicheva ... props
Georgi Emilov ... construction
Hannah Evans ... production buyer
Bojidar Evtov ... construction (as Bozhidar Eftov)
Dave Feeney ... construction coordinator
Andrey Filchev ... stand-by props (as Andrei Filchev)
Ventsislav Gergov ... laborer (as Vencislav Gergov)
Valentin Hadzhiev ... construction
Plamen Hristov ... laborer
Dimitar Iliev ... construction
Sashko Iliev ... construction buyer
Yordan Ilov ... construction
Ivaylo Ivanov ... construction (as Ivo Ivanov)
Martin Ivanov ... set dresser
Yanko Ivanov ... sculptor
Ivelina Kalfova ... artist
Alexei Karaghiaur ... assistant art director (as Alexey Karagyaur)
Peter Kimov ... laborer
Ivan Kirov ... upholsterer
Georgi Kodzhabashiyski ... artist (as Georgy Kodzhabashiisky)
Kiril Kovachev ... construction
Radoslav Krumov ... laborer
Todor Lambov ... sculptor
Venzislav Lilov ... construction buyer (as Ventsislav Lilov)
Petar Lozanoff ... laborer (as Peter Lozanov) / set dresser (as Petar Lozanov)
Vencislav Lukanov ... upholsterer (as Ventsislav Lukanov)
Buddy MacKett ... construction manager
Veselin Manilov ... construction
Alexander Markov ... construction
Stela Mateeva ... art department coordinator
Miko Mikov ... welder
Miroslav Minchev ... set dresser
Metodi Mitev ... laborer
Ivanka Nenova ... artist
Vasil Nikodimov ... plasterer (as Vassil Nikodimov)
Nikolai Nikolaev Markov ... set dresser (as Nikolay Markov)
Ivaylo Nikolov ... draftsperson (as Ivailo Nikolov)
Mladen Nikolov ... set dresser
Nikolai Nikolov ... draftsperson
Veselin Nikolov ... construction (as Vesselin Nikolov)
Krasimir Pashkulev ... assistant set decorator
Pavlin Pavlov ... construction
Ivan Petkov ... set dresser buyer
Ivan Petrov ... assistant property master
Krasimir Petrov ... construction (as Krassimir Petrov)
Radka Petrova ... artist
Vlado Popov ... laborer
Pavel Rasenov ... construction
Nina Ruseva ... assistant set decorator (as Nina Russeva)
Metodi Sharkov ... welder
Emil Shmidt ... assistant art director (as Emil Schmidt)
Simeon Simeonov ... construction
Vladimir Simeonov ... laborer
Lyubomir Sirakov ... construction (as Liubomir Sirakov)
Daniel Slavchev ... laborer
Eleonora Slavkova ... painter
Emil Spasov ... construction (as Emil Spassov)
Kalin Stefanov ... set dresser
Rosen Stefanov ... set dresser (as Rossen Stefanov)
Kristian Stoyanov ... set dresser / set dresser/onset
Yordan Stoyanov ... sculptor
Zlatko Stoychev ... construction
Strahil Strahilov ... construction
Stefan Tassev ... construction
Rumen Todorov ... construction
Stoyan Tsakov ... laborer
Ivan Ushanov ... construction
Vladimir Vladimirov ... construction
Valeri Yankov ... set dresser
Evgeni Yordanov ... head set builder
Ivailo Zahariev ... laborer
Todor Zarev ... laborer
Aleksandar Zdravkov ... laborer
Zhivko Zhelyazkov ... storyboard artist (as Zhivko Zheliazkov)
Tomas Zikovsky ... sculptor
Sue Jackson-Potter ... art department researcher (uncredited)
Evgeni Yordanov ... carpenter head (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Robert Brazier ... assistant sound editor
Philippe Ciompi ... sound editor
Steve Cook ... sound supervisor
Thomas Dodgson ... consultant: Dolby film sound
Nick Foley ... adr recordist
Robin Harlan ... foley artist
Larry Hopkins ... layback sound mixer
Dave Humphries ... foley editor
Blair Jollands ... sound effects editor
Alan Jones ... sound mixer
Christian Joyce ... sound mixer
Tsvetan Kadiiski ... boom operator
Vladimir Kaloyanov ... sound mixer (as Vlado Kaloyanov) / sound
Adam Mendez ... assistant sound re-recording mixer
Jason Stevens ... sound negative
Richard Straker ... re-recording mixer
Ted Swanscott ... adr mixer
Carrie Giunta ... additional sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Trayan Brankov ... pyrotechnician
Orlin Budinov ... special effects technician
Ivo Jivkov ... special effects coordinator: Bulgaria
Georgi Karadjov ... special effects
Zarko Karatanchev ... pyrotechnic effects supervisor
Marten Ruskov ... special effects crew
Mark Turner ... special effects supervisor
Jim Walsh ... special effects technician

Visual Effects by

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Philip Campbell ... visual effects producer
Keith Devlin ... visual effects supervisor: Cinesite
Adam Inglis ... colorist
Daryl Jordan ... visual effects editor
Adrian Lee ... render/data wrangler: Cinesite
Guy Nesfield ... render/data wrangler: Cinesite
Rus Wetherell ... visual effects supervisor
Thom Wickes ... render/data wrangler: Cinesite

Stunts

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Asen Asenov ... stunts
Georgi Dimitrov ... stunts
Ivailo Dimitrov ... stunts
Dimiter Doichinov ... stunts (as Dimitar Doichinov)
Clay Donahue Fontenot ... stunt double: Mr. Snipes
Dian Hristov ... stunts (as Diyan Hristov)
Radoslav Ignatov ... stunts
Borislav Iliev ... stunts
Chuck Jeffreys ... fight choreographer
Danko Jordanov ... stunts (as Danko Yordanov)
George Karlukovski ... stunts (as Georgi Karlukovski)
Ivo Kehayov ... stunts (as Ivo Kehaiov)
Kalin Kerin ... stunts
Georgi Manchev ... stunts
Stiliyan Mavrov ... stunts (as Stilian Mavrov)
Trayan Milenov-Troy ... stunts (as Trayan Milenov)
Radoslav Parvanov ... stunts
Velizar Peev ... stunts
Rumen Petrov ... stunts
Madlena Petrova ... stunts
Svetoslav Rangelov ... stunts
Elitsa Razheva ... stunts
Krasimir Simeonov ... stunts
Georgi Stanislavov ... stunts
Teodor Tzolov ... stunts (as Todor Tzolov)
Raicho Vasilev ... utility stunts
Stoyanov Vencislav ... stunts (as Ventsislav Stoyanov)
Kaloian Vodenicharov ... stunt coordinator (as Kaloyan Vodenicharov)
Boyan Anev ... utility stunts (uncredited)
Levan Doran ... stunt performer (uncredited)
Tom Harper ... stunt rigger (uncredited)
Stanimir Stamatov ... stunt actor (uncredited)
Schuster Vance ... precision driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Hristo Aleksandrov ... assistant camera: "b" camera
Mihail Apostolov ... grip (as Mihal Apostolov)
Ian Coffey ... assistant camera: "a" camera
Hristo Elandjiev ... electrician
Andy Ellaway ... best boy electric
Wick Finch ... gaffer
Will Finch ... best boy: uk
Hristo Genkov ... assistant camera: "a" camera
Lyubomir Hristoskov ... grip
Rumen Idakiev ... electrician
Ivaylo Ivanov ... first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Ivailo Ivanov)
Manol Ivanov ... grip
Dylan Jones ... video assistant
Matt King ... generator operator: dailies
Ivailo Kostov ... electrician (as Ivaylo Kostov)
Rodja Kükenthal ... assistant camera: "a" camera
George Mihailov ... electrician (as Georgy Mihailov)
Nikolai Mihailov ... electrician (as Nikolay Mihailov)
Warren Orchard ... still photographer
Georgi Petkov ... grip (as Georgy Petkov)
Radoslav Petkov ... video assistant
Mickey Richardson ... video assist
Stefan Rüsenberg ... dolly grip
Shimon Sabach ... key grip (as Shimon Sabbah)
Lorenzo Senatore ... camera operator: "b" camera / director of photography: second unit / steadicam operator
Hristo Shterev ... Video Assistant 2nd Unit
Danny Smith ... clapper loader
Malcolm Smith ... key grip
Plamen Soklev ... electrician
Venelin Stepanov ... grip
Chris Updegrave ... grip: special effects
Simon Varsano ... still photographer
Georgi Yankov ... video control second unit
Yavor Zahariev ... gaffer
Borislav Zlatinov ... clapper loader (as Borislav Zlatanov)
Will Finch ... electrician (uncredited)
Woody Gregson ... second assistant camera: "b" camera, UK (uncredited)
David Holliday ... key grip: UK (uncredited)
Leigh Jenkins ... second assistant camera (uncredited)
Matt King ... generator operator (uncredited)
Davie Mayes ... electrician (uncredited)
Xandy Sahla ... camera operator (uncredited)
Saskia Uppenkamp ... second assistant camera: "a" camera, UK (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Stephen Moore ... additional casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Craig Anthony Cook ... costumer: Mr. Snipes
Irena Maximova Kirkova ... costume assistant (as Irena Maximova)
Charlotte Mitchell ... assistant costume designer
Maria Mladenova ... costume assistant
Tsvetana Pekanova ... seamstress
Jasmina Vasileva ... costume assistant (as Zhasmina Vassileva)
Marion Weise ... costume supervisor
Kevin Harrison ... truck/set costumer (uncredited)
Leigh Nicol ... daily wardrobe assistant (uncredited)
Jasmina Vasileva ... wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)

Location Management

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Chris Hill ... location manager
Vladimir Vladimirov ... location manager

Music Department

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Christopher Benstead ... music editor: temp
Nicholas Pike ... guitar: synth programmer

Script and Continuity Department

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Lucy Hadden ... assistant script supervisor
Sally Jones ... script supervisor
Mila Maslarova ... assistant script supervisor
Shelly Stoyanova ... assistant script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Emil Alexiev ... driver: Mr. Smipes
Hristo Bonev ... driver: costume truck
Jim Brownlow ... driver: UK
Svetlin Chervenkov ... driver: production office
Simon Clement ... driver: UK
Dimitar Dimitrov ... driver: grip truck
Todor Dimitrov ... driver: special effects truck
Vladimir Dimitrov ... driver: cast van
Nikolai Dulev ... driver: generator (as Nicolay Dulev)
Stefan Dundakov ... driver: costume van
Scott Edwards ... driver: UK
Lubomir Evtimov ... production driver (as Lyubomir Evtimov)
Chris Ford ... driver: UK
Ivailo Georgiev ... driver: art department
Ivo Georgiev ... driver: makeup truck
Mark Hogg ... driver: UK
Hristiyan Hristov ... driver: set dressing van
Wayne Humphreys ... driver: UK (as Wayne Humphries)
Lenny Hutala ... driver: UK
Ventsislav Ignatov ... driver: electric truck
Kalin Nikolov ... transportation captain
Lyudmil Nikolov ... driver: camera truck (as Liudmil Nikolov)
Derrick Page ... transportation coordinator
Georgi Patrikov ... driver: Mr. Cohen
Svetlyo Petrov ... driver: Mr. Rusnak
Svetlin Popov ... driver: props truck
Kevin Reah ... driver: UK
Rumen Rumenov ... driver: crew van
Stefan Serafimov ... driver: costume van
Vladimir St. Vasilev ... driver: cast van (as Vladimir Vasilev)
Zahari Todorov ... driver: props van (as Zahary Todorov)
Matthew Watkins ... driver: UK

Additional Crew

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Julia Alexander ... legal counsel
Kuzo Alexandrov ... stand-in
Petya Arnaudova ... stand-in
Emil Asenov ... production assistant
Vladislav Asenov ... production assistant
Jennine Baker ... assistant accountant / post-production accountant
Lennox Brown ... stand-in: Mr. Snipes
Irina Cherkelova ... production coordinator
Lori Davis ... liaison: Mr. Snipes, USA
Jay Floyd ... clearance administrator
Diana Hadden ... production coordinator
Boyd Harvey ... insurance: Media Insurance Brokers
Charles Howes ... studio teacher
Christopher Ingui ... liason: Mr. Snipes, USA
Chuck Jeffreys ... fight choreographer
Ivaylo Kirilov ... production assistant
Katya Kraevska ... on-set doctor (as Dr. Katya Kraevska)
Krastyo Krastev ... production assistant
Kalina Krasteva ... production secretary (as Kalina Krusteva)
Biser Marinov ... stand-in (as Bisser Marinov)
George Nikolov ... craft service assistant (as Georgi Nikolov)
Freya Pinsent ... production accountant
Bill Richards ... helicopter pilot
Elizabeth Scully ... assistant to producer
Hristo Shterev ... production assistant
Veselin Stankov ... assistant accountant (as Vesselin Stankov)
Zlatka Subova ... cashier
Lyubo Tzvetkov ... craft service (as Lyubo Tzvetko)
Evgeni Yordanov ... craft service assistant
Ventsislava Yoveva ... assistant accountant
Lucy Hadden ... production secretary: Bulgaria (uncredited)
Kalina Krasteva ... assistant production coordinator (uncredited)

Thanks

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Edo Cohen ... special thanks
Omri Cohen ... special thanks
Orly Cohen ... special thanks
Smadar Cohen ... special thanks
Pravin Malde ... in memory of
Sheila Fraser Milne ... special thanks (as Sheila Fraser-Milne)
James Shirras ... special thanks
Kurt Woolner ... special thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Retired C.I.A. black-ops hitman James Dial (Wesley Snipes) is living his life in seclusion on his ranch in Montana when he is offered the chance to redeem himself by his former employer, Jeremy Collins (Ralph Brown). A few years ago, Dial was a few seconds away from taking down notorious terrorist cell leader Ali Mahmud Jahar (Nikolai Sotirov) when when his carelessness allowed Jahar to escape, marking his mission as a failure. Now, Collins wants Dial to eliminate Jahar, who has been captured and is now in the custody of the Police in London, England. Provided with a safe house, passport, and an assistant named Terry Winchell (Richard Harrington), Dial is off to London to finish what he started several years ago. Disguised as a Priest, Dial gets in position in a church's bell tower across the street from the building into which Jahar is being brought. When Jahar is brought out of his transport truck, his head is covered by a jacket, leaving Dial without a clean shot. Not wanting to fail again, Dial patiently waits for his opportunity. Moments later, Dial fatally shoots Jahar in the head. Because of a delay caused by a pair of cops, Winchell is late bringing the getaway car, and that brings attention to them fleeing the scene. After numerous attempts to stop the car, the Police open fire, killing Winchell. The car, now out of control, comes to crashing stop, injuring Dial. On the run and bleeding profusely, Dial makes his way to the safe house, where he meets curious twelve-year-old neighbor Emily Day (Eliza Bennett), who lives with her grandmother. Emily helps Dial stop the bleeding. Even though Jahar was eliminated, the mission was a failure to Collins because Dial was observed fleeing the scene on a security camera. In the U.S., Collins is being investigated for running a C.I.A. hit squad, and if word gets back about Dial and the death of Winchell, Collins will be exposed. Stopping at nothing to keep his name clean, Collins frames Dial for the murder of Detective Chief Superintendent Andrew Windsor (Charles Dance). Now a wanted man by Collins and the British Police, Dial must do whatever it takes to prove his innocence, knowing that Detective Inspector Annette Ballard (Lena Headey), Windsor's vengeful daughter, is after him as well.

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Taglines The world's greatest marksman is now a marked man... See more »
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Also Known As
  • Доставчикът (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title)
  • The Shooter (United States)
  • Contractor (France)
  • The Contractor - Doppeltes Spiel (Germany)
  • La trampa del asesino (Spain)
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Runtime
  • 105 min
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Budget $18,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Shares a similar plot with another Wesley Snipes movie, The Detonator (2006). In both movies, Snipes played an ex-C.I.A. operative whose career took a turn south with one botched mission. Several years later, he gets recruited by an old friend to do "one last job", only to be betrayed by this friend. With the authorities and his betrayer pursuing him, (and in spite of being a black man travelling alone in a European country) Snipes' characters manage to keep low profiles long enough to clear their names. See more »
Goofs In the closing scene, where James Dial is seen leaving London, the train he is shown boarding is clearly not British and the Bulgarian Railways logo is clearly visible as it is seen departing. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Lonely Island Feat. Will Ferrell & J.J. Abrams: Cool Guys Don't Look at Explosions (2009). See more »
Soundtracks Holding Out For More See more »
Quotes [first lines]
Jeremy Collins: Ali Mahmud Jahar. Remember him?
[flashbacks]
Jeremy Collins: Of course you do.
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