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Hit Man (1972)

Hit Man poster
Directed by
George Armitage
Genre
blaxploitation film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
R
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A tough man returns to his old neighborhood to investigate his brother's murder. He confronts local criminals and unearths a web of corruption and betrayal.

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What happens

Hit Man is a 1972 American crime film directed by George Armitage and starring Bernie Casey, Pam Grier and Lisa Moore. It is a blaxploitation-themed adaptation of the Ted Lewis 1970 novel Jack's Return Home, more famously adapted as Get Carter (1971), with the action relocated from England to the United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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