Target of an Assassin

{{Short description|1978 film by Peter Collinson}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Target of an Assassin

| image = Target of an Assassin poster.jpg

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| director = Peter Collinson

| writer =

| starring = Anthony Quinn

| music = Hennie Bekker

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| studio = Heyns Film Productions

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| released = {{Film date|1977|02|10|df=yes}}

| runtime = 105 min.

| country = South Africa

| language = English

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Target of an Assassin is a 1977 South African thriller film directed by Peter Collinson and starring Anthony Quinn and John Phillip Law. It was completed in South Africa in 1976 as Tigers Don't Cry, but was not put into general American release for nearly nine years. Other alternate titles include African Rage, The Long Shot, and Fatal Assassin.{{Cite web|url = http://allmovie.com/work/target-of-an-assassin-60174|title = Target of an Assassin (1978) - Peter Collinson {{!}} Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related {{!}} AllMovie|website = AllMovie|access-date = 2016-04-11}} Based on the novel Running Scared by Jon Burmeister.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dZxmAAAAMAAJ|title=Screen International Film and TV Year Book|last=Noble|first=Peter|date=1979-01-01|publisher=Screen International, King Publications Limited|language=en}}