Hit!
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Hit! is a 1973
action film directed by Sidney J. Furie
and starring Billy Dee Williams
and Richard Pryor
. It is about a federal agent trying to destroy a drug
zone after his daughter dies from a heroin overdose.
1973 in film
The year 1973 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx divorces his second wife, Barbara Blakely. Blakely would later marry actor/singer Frank Sinatra....
action film directed by Sidney J. Furie
Sidney J. Furie
Sidney J. Furie is a Canadian film director. Furie is perhaps best known for directing American Soldiers, The IPCRESS File, The Entity, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, Lady Sings the Blues, The Boys, Gable and Lombard, Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York and the Iron Eagle films.Also...
and starring Billy Dee Williams
Billy Dee Williams
William December "Billy Dee" Williams, Jr. is an American actor, artist, singer, and writer.-Early life:Williams was born in New York City, New York, the son of Loretta...
and Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor was an American stand-up comedian, actor, social critic, writer and MC. Pryor was known for uncompromising examinations of racism and topical contemporary issues, which employed colorful vulgarities, and profanity, as well as racial epithets...
. It is about a federal agent trying to destroy a drug
Drug
A drug, broadly speaking, is any substance that, when absorbed into the body of a living organism, alters normal bodily function. There is no single, precise definition, as there are different meanings in drug control law, government regulations, medicine, and colloquial usage.In pharmacology, a...
zone after his daughter dies from a heroin overdose.
Cast
- Billy Dee WilliamsBilly Dee WilliamsWilliam December "Billy Dee" Williams, Jr. is an American actor, artist, singer, and writer.-Early life:Williams was born in New York City, New York, the son of Loretta...
- Nick Allen - Richard PryorRichard PryorRichard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor was an American stand-up comedian, actor, social critic, writer and MC. Pryor was known for uncompromising examinations of racism and topical contemporary issues, which employed colorful vulgarities, and profanity, as well as racial epithets...
- Mike Willmer - Paul HamptonPaul HamptonPaul Hampton is an American actor, singer, lyricist and writer. He is listed as one of one hundred major architects of American rock and roll in the British rock journal "Footsoldiers and Kings." While he was a sophomore at Dartmouth College, he was signed to Columbia Records and Columbia...
- Barry Strong - Gwen WellesGwen WellesGwen Welles was an American actress.-Biography:She was born in 1951 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as Gwen Goldberg, the daughter of Rebecca Weis Welles , also an actress. Welles appeared nude in Playboy magazine in 1975.Welles was married to actor Harris Yulin...
- Sherry Nielson - Warren J. Kemmerling - Dutch Schiller
- Janet Brandt - Ida
- Sid MeltonSid MeltonSid Melton was an American actor known for his roles as incompetent carpenter Alf Monroe in the CBS sitcom Green Acres and as Uncle Charlie Halper, proprietor of the Copa Club, in Make Room for Daddy and its spin-offs.Born as Sidney Meltzer in Brooklyn, New York, he was the brother of screenwriter...
- Herman - Zooey Hall - Carlin
- Todd MartinTodd Martin----Todd Christopher Martin is a former professional tennis player from the United States.-Playing career:...
- Crosby - Norman Burton - The Director
- Jenny Astruc - Mademoiselle Frelou
- Yves BarsacqYves BarsacqYves Barsacq is a French film actor. He has appeared in over 150 films since 1957. He was born in Paris, France.-Selected filmography:* Amour de poche * Pouic-Pouic * Angélique, Marquise des Anges...
- Romain - Jean-Claude Bercq - Jean-Baptiste
- Henri Cogan - Bornou
- Pierre ColletPierre ColletPierre Collet was a French film actor. He appeared in 104 films and television shows between 1943 and 1977.-Selected filmography:*Thérèse Étienne * Greed in the Sun * Mademoiselle...
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