Brass Target (1978)
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52% of users liked it
(175 ratings)
What if General George S. Patton didn't die in a car accident, as history tells us, but at the hands of a paid assassin? That's the premise of Brass Target, another in a series of espionage thrillers, like The Eagle Has Landed, that speculates on the fates of real-life figures from World War… More What if General George S. Patton didn't die in a car accident, as history tells us, but at the hands of a paid assassin? That's the premise of Brass Target, another in a series of espionage thrillers, like The Eagle Has Landed, that speculates on the fates of real-life figures from World War II. Robert Vaughn, Ed Bishop, and Edward Herrmann are three Allied officers in occupied Germany who steal Nazi gold with the help of OSS officer Patrick McGoohan. Patton (George Kennedy) personally supervises the investigation of the theft, assisted by Major Joe DeLuca (John Cassavetes). Soon, however, a professional assassin (Max Von Sydow) is on their trail, Patton is killed on the orders of his own staff, and only DeLuca and his lover (Sophia Loren), who is also involved with the assassin, are left alive for the finale. ~ Don Kaye, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Hough
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
R,
- In Theaters
- Dec 22, 1978 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Richard T. Jameson, Parallax View
In a year of generally insipid commercial cinema, Brass Target manages to be actively disgusting, and just possibly degrading.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It wants us to believe that General George S. Patton didn't die in a car accident, as history says, but at the hands of a paid assassin.
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Cast
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Sophia Loren
as Mara
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John Cassavetes
as Major Joe DeLuca
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George Kennedy
as George S. Patton Jr.
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Robert Vaughn
as Col. Donald Rogers
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Patrick McGoohan
as Col. Mike McCauley
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Bruce Davison
as Col. Robert Dawson
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Max von Sydow
as Shelley/Webber
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Edward Herrmann
as Col. Walter Gilchrist
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Ed Bishop
as Col. Elton F. Stewart
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Lee Montague
as Lucky Luciano
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Peter Armstrong
as Sergeant Leary
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Heinz Bennent
as Kasten
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Bob Cunningham
as General Stackwood
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Hal Galili
as Captain Levy
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Brad Harris
as Lieutenant Rowan
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Bernard Horsfall
as Shelley
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Jimmy Jackson
as Piano Player
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Drew Lucas
as Duty Sergeant
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Reinhold Olszewski
as General Ostranov
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Osman Ragheb
as Herr Wohler
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Sigfrit Steiner
as Herr Schroeder
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Alan Tilvern
as Frank Ferraro
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John Junkin
as Carberry
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Claudia Butenuth
as Hilde
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Sissy Weiner
as Waitress
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Birgit Bergen
as Theresa von Rodeck
