On the trail of the tiger
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | On the trail of the tiger |
| Original title | Target of an Assassin |
| Country of production | South Africa |
| original language | English , Afrikaans |
| Publishing year | 1977 |
| length | 105 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Peter Collinson |
| script | Scott Finch |
| production | Alan Girney |
| music | Hennie Bekker |
| camera | Brian Probyn |
| cut | Harry Hughes |
| occupation | |
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On the track of the tiger (original title Target of an Assassin ) is a South African political thriller from 1977 by the director Peter Collinson . The leading roles are cast alongside Anthony Quinn with John Phillip Law and Simon Sabela .
The script goes back to Jon Burmeister's novel Running Scared .
action
President Lunda, head of the fictional African state of Gumba, who is also dubbed the “Tiger of Gumba”, is victim of an attack and is hospitalized. The assassin, whose employers come from among the President's staff, follows him unnoticed and waits for another opportunity to kill the politician.
The fatally ill nurse Hobday decides to kidnap the president in order to provide his daughter with financial security. The first ransom is handed over to Hobdays, but the police track him down and a chase begins. Lunda develops an increasing understanding of the situation of Hobday, who also has no racist prejudice and is polite and honest towards the colored president. The escape is continued by means of a cable car in an impassable area, the police follow the kidnappers and the kidnapped with helicopters. The informed assassin is also on site as a sniper.
Hobday saves the president's life by throwing himself protectively in front of the president. Shortly afterwards he succumbs to his injuries. But the assassin did not survive his act either. His clients cannot be exposed and remain in the dark. The liberated president mourns Hobday's death.
production
It is a production by Heyns Film Productions, presented by William B. Silberkleit.
reception
publication
The film premiered on February 10, 1977 in South Africa, where it was released under the title Tigers Don't Cry . It was published in Colombia on November 17, 1977, and from February 1978 it was shown in Turkey, as well as in France (Paris). It was published in Finland in July 1978, in Norway in September 1979, in Denmark in August 1981 and in Sweden in October 1982. It was also shown in Brazil, Chile, Spain, France, Greece, Italy and Portugal.
In addition to Target of an Assassin and Tigers Don't Cry , the film was also released under the English titles African Rage , Fatal Assassin , Portrait of an Assassin and The Long Shot .
In the Federal Republic of Germany, the premiere took place in 1984 on VHS under the title On the trail of the tiger with the statement on the VHS cover: "Chased by killers, condemned to death". The film is also part of the "Anthony Quinn Collection", which was released by Schröder Media Handels GmbH & Co. KG on October 29, 2009 with a German soundtrack on DVD.
In the German dubbed version of the film, the name of Ernest Hobday is given as “Sailor” Slade and that of his daughter with Ginny Slade and that of the president with Bobolunda.
criticism
Cinema drew the conclusion: "Action adventure with a human touch."
Web links
- On the Track of the Tiger in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tigers Don't Cry sS chantrellposter.com
- ↑ Target of an Assassin sS allemovie.com (English)
- ↑ On the trail of the tiger see themoviedb.org
- ↑ Anthony Quinn Collection, ill. DVD case Schröder Media
- ↑ a b On the trail of the tiger see cinema.de. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
