Hour of the Assassin

{{Short description|1987 US-Peru action-drama film by Luis Llosa}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Hour of the Assassin

| image = Hour of the Assassin poster.jpg

| caption = Theatrical poster

| director = Luis Llosa Urquidi

| producer = {{Plain list |

Roger Corman ({{small|Executive producer}})
Mary Ann Fisher ({{small|Associate producer}})
Luis Llosa Urquidi ({{small|Producer}})
Rolando Ore ({{small|Associate producer}})
Fernando Vasquez de Velasco ({{small|Associate producer}})

}}

| writer = Matt Leipzig

| narrator =

| starring = {{Plain list |

Erik Estrada
Robert Vaughn
Alfredo Álvarez Calderón
Orlando Sacha
Reynaldo Arenas
Lourdes Berninzon

}}

| music = Fred Myrow

| cinematography = Cusi Barrio

| editing = William Flicker

| studio = {{Plain list |

}}

| distributor = Warner Bros.

| released = {{Film date|1987|01|23}}

| runtime = 96 minutes

| country = {{Plain list |

United States
Peru

}}

| language = English

}}

Hour of the Assassin (also known as {{langx|es|Misión en los Andes}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ytuPAgAAQBAJ&q=was+Robert+Vaughn+in+the+1987+film+hour+of+the+assassin&pg=PT461|title=Latsploitation, Exploitation Cinemas, and Latin America (Routledge Advances in Film Studies)|editor1=Victoria Ruétalo|editor2=Dolores Tierney|publisher=Routledge|location=Abingdon-on-Thames|isbn=978-0415993869|edition=1st|year=2009}}) is a 1987 action–drama film starring Erik Estrada, Robert Vaughn, Alfredo Álvarez Calderón, Orlando Sacha, Reynaldo Arenas, and Lourdes Berninzon. The film was directed by Luis Llosa Urquidi and written by Matt Leipzig.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/78501/hour-of-the-assassin#credits|title=Hour of the Assassin|work=Turner Classic Movies|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)|location=Atlanta|access-date=December 23, 2016}}{{sfn|Maltin|2008|page=635}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7293635d|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224165107/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7293635d|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 24, 2016|title=Hour of Assassin|publisher=British Film Institute|work=BFI National Archive|location=United Kingdom|access-date=December 23, 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://mubi.com/films/hour-of-the-assassin|title=Hour of Assassin|work=MUBI|location=United Kingdom|access-date=December 23, 2016}} Hour of the Assassin was executive produced by Roger Corman.{{sfn|Ruétalo|Tierney|2009|page=55}}

Plot

Employed by a group of generals, Martin Fiero (Estrada), a former Green Beret, is hired to assassinate the newly elected President of San Pedro de Tacna, Peru. They feel threatened by the liberal sympathies of the new president-elect. The generals, having killed Fiero's father years ago, trick Fiero into thinking he is working for the leftist People's Party. Meanwhile, a CIA agent, Sam Merrick (Vaughn), is sent to stop to the assassination. It is a race against time as the agent must stop Fiero before it is too late.{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/hour-of-the-assassin/review/101346/|title=Hour of Assassin|work=TV Guide |access-date=December 23, 2016}}

Cast

Erik Estrada as Martin Fierro
Robert Vaughn as Sam Merrick
Alfredo Álvarez Calderón as Ortiz
Orlando Sacha as Folco
Reynaldo Arenas as Paladoro
Lourdes Berninzon as Adriana
Ramón García as Navarro
Oswaldo Fernández as Casals
Ramón García Ribeyro as Andujar
Gustavo MacLennan as Doc
Alberto Montalva as Costa
Francisco Giraldo as Roberto Villaverde
Estela Paredes as Paladoro's Wife
Javier Solís as Marcelo
Franjo Antich as Tough Kid Motorbike
Baldomero Cáceres as Tough Kid Castilla (credited as Baldomero Caceres)
Maria Teresa Gagodorca as Luisa
German Paredes as Santiago (credited as German Gonzales)

Production

=Filming=

Hour of the Assassin was filmed in Peru.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F60TAwAAQBAJ&q=was+Robert+Vaughn+in+the+1987+film+hour+of+the+assassin&pg=PT1095|title=Leonard Maltin's 2015 Movie Guide|first=Leonard|last=Maltin|author-link=Leonard Maltin|publisher=Signet|location=New York City|year=2014|isbn=978-0451468499}}{{sfn|Maltin|2008|page=635}}

Release

Hour of the Assassin was released in theatres on January 23, 1987. The film was released on VHS by Warner Home Video on May 26, 1987.{{cite book|title=Hour of the Assassin|work=Warner Home Video|publisher=Warner Bros.|location=Burbank, California|date=May 26, 1987|asin=6301969987}} Hour of the Assassin was released on DVD.{{cite web|url=http://www.movies.shoppingcartsplus.com/catalog/item/8433233/9673854.htm|title=Hour of Assassin|work=Shopping Carts Plus|location=Australia |access-date=December 23, 2016}}

References

=Sources=

{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6EgPDierNGUC&q=was+Robert+Vaughn+in+the+1987+film+hour+of+the+assassin&pg=PA635|title=Leonard Maltin's 2009 Movie Guide|first=Leonard|last=Maltin|author-link=Leonard Maltin|publisher=Plume|location=New York City|year=2008|isbn=978-0452289789|page=635}}
{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JgqRAgAAQBAJ&q=was+Erik+Estrada+in+the+1987+film+hour+of+the+assassin&pg=PA55|title=Latsploitation, Exploitation Cinemas, and Latin America (Routledge Advances in Film Studies)|editor-first1=Victoria |editor-last1=Ruétalo|editor-first2=Dolores |editor-last2=Tierney|publisher=Routledge|location=Abingdon-on-Thames|isbn=978-0415993869|edition=1st|year=2009|page=55}}