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Target

Target

The threat. The search. The truth.

19855.91h 57m

Overview

A Texan with a secret past searches Europe with his son after the KGB kidnaps his wife.

Directed by Arthur Penn
Written by Howard Beck, Don Petersen, Leonard B. Stern
Produced by Richard D. Zanuck, David Brown
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Top Cast

Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman

Walter Lloyd

Matt Dillon

Matt Dillon

Chris Lloyd

Gayle Hunnicutt

Gayle Hunnicutt

Donna Lloyd

Josef Sommer

Josef Sommer

Barney Taber

Guy Boyd

Guy Boyd

Clay

Viktoriya Fyodorova

Viktoriya Fyodorova

Lise

Herbert Berghof

Herbert Berghof

Schroeder

Ilona Grübel

Ilona Grübel

Carla

Jean-Pol Dubois

Jean-Pol Dubois

Glasses

Ullrich Haupt

Ullrich Haupt

Agent

Themes & Keywords

assassinparis, francekidnappinghamburg, germanyamerican embassyfather son relationship

About Target

Target is a action, thriller film released in 1985 exploring themes of assassin, paris, france, kidnapping, hamburg, germany, american embassy, father son relationship. Directed by Arthur Penn, it stars Gene Hackman, Matt Dillon, Gayle Hunnicutt. A Texan with a secret past searches Europe with his son after the KGB kidnaps his wife.

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