The Shooter (1995)
The Shooter (released under the alternative title Hidden Assassin is a 1995 American action drama film directed by Ted Kotcheff and starring Dolph Lundgren as a deputy United States Marshal who gets caught up in politics when he is hired to solve the assassination of a Cuban ambassador. There are two versions released for this film: the international cut running 104 minutes, and the shorter cut running 89 minutes, released in the U.S. and France. The movie was filmed mainly in the Czech Republic, in Prague. The story was initially set in France but was changed to the Czech Republic.
Plot.
US Marshal Mickey Dane is sent back to his native Prague to investigate the assassination of a Cuban UN ambassador. The prime suspect is professional hit woman Simone Rosset, the lesbian co-owner of a posh restaurant there. The other owner is Simone’s girl friend. Mickey catches Simone, but then she escapes. He and his partner CIA-agent Alex Reed, catch her againRELATED:
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and take her into the countryside until they can sneak her back into the States. As time passes, Mickey begins suspecting that she is innocent of the crime. Simone swears that she has retired and hasn’t left the Czech Republic in over five years. Finally convinced, he and she head back for Prague only to find themselves even more deeply entangled in a complex conspiracy, treachery and violence.
Cast:
- Dolph Lundgren as U.S. Marshal Michael Dane
- Maruschka Detmers as Simone Rosset
- Assumpta Serna as Marta
- Gavan O’Herlihy as Dick Powell
- John Ashton as Alex Reed
- Simón Andreu as Alberto Torena
- Pablo Scola as Belgado
- Petr Drozda as Marcus
- Roslav Walter as Police Captain
- Pavel Vokoun as Henchman
- Martin Hub as Henchman
- Jiri Kraus as Cab Driver
- Guilio Kukurugya as Cuban Ambassador
- Enid Rose as Mistress
