Stiletto (1969 film)
{{Short description|1969 film by Bernard L. Kowalski}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Stiletto
| image = Stiletto 1969 poster.jpg
| caption = 1969 theatrical poster
| director = Bernard L. Kowalski
| producer = Norman Rosemont
| writer = A.J. Russell
| based_on = {{based on|Stiletto|Harold Robbins}}
| starring = {{unbulleted list|Alex Cord|Britt Ekland|Joseph Wiseman|Barbara McNair|Patrick O'Neal}}
| music = Sid Ramin
| cinematography = Jack Priestley
| editing = Frank Mazzola
| studio = Embassy Pictures
| distributor = Avco Embassy Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1969|07|30}}
| runtime = 98 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Stiletto is a 1969 American crime film directed by Bernard L. Kowalski and starring Alex Cord, Britt Ekland and Patrick O'Neal.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/46909/Stiletto/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110110647/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/46909/Stiletto/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 January 2015 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |author=Dan Pavlides |date=2015 |title=Stiletto (1969) |accessdate=10 January 2015}} It is based on the novel Stiletto (1960) by Harold Robbins. The film marked the debut of Raul Julia.
Plot
A rich, jet-setting playboy has a secret life: he is also a professional Mafia hitman. When he decides it's time to retire from that life, he finds that his former employers don't like the idea that someone who knows so much about them won't be under their control anymore, and decide to send their own hitmen to eliminate him.
Cast
- Alex Cord as Count Cesare Cardinali
- Britt Ekland as Illeana
- Patrick O'Neal as Baker
- Joseph Wiseman as Matteo
- Barbara McNair as Ahn Dessie
- John Dehner as District Attorney
- Titos Vandis as Tonio
- Eduardo Ciannelli as Don Andrea
- Roy Scheider as Bennett
- Lincoln Kilpatrick as Hannibal Smith
- Louie Elias as Mann
- Luke Andreas as Macy
- Dominic Barto as Franchini
- James Tolkan as Edwards
- Amaru as Rosa
- Raul Julia as Party Guest
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0065038}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160306081255/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b74d1dd Stiletto] at the British Film Institute{{better source needed|reason=Help request: a live link can be searched for at https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/search/expert - if available, replace the archive URL with the live link. Or if none found, remove this 'better source needed' template. | date=October 2023}}
{{Bernard L. Kowalski}}
Category:Films about contract killing
Category:Films directed by Bernard L. Kowalski
Category:Embassy Pictures films
Category:Films based on American novels
Category:1960s English-language films
Category:English-language crime films
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