Hitman (2007 film)

Hitman
In the distance is a woman in a red dress. In the foreground is a bald man wearing a suit and red tie, holding a gun, pointed upwards
British theatrical release poster
Directed byXavier Gens
Written bySkip Woods
Based onHitman
by IO Interactive
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyLaurent Barès
Edited by
  • Carlo Rizzo
  • Antoine Vareille
Music byGeoff Zanelli
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • November 21, 2007 (2007-11-21) (United States)
  • November 30, 2007 (2007-11-30) (United Kingdom)
  • December 26, 2007 (2007-12-26) (France)
Running time
92 minutes[1]
Countries
  • France
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
Languages
  • English
  • Russian
Budget$24 million[2]
Box office$101.3 million[3]

Hitman is a 2007 action-thriller film directed by Xavier Gens and produced by Luc Besson, based on the video game series of the same name. The film stars Timothy Olyphant as Agent 47, a professional hitman engineered to be an assassin by the Organization. He becomes ensnared in a political conspiracy and finds himself pursued by both Interpol and the FSB. Dougray Scott and Olga Kurylenko star in supporting roles.

An international co-production between France, the United States and the United Kingdom, Hitman was released by 20th Century Fox in the US on November 21, 2007, followed by the UK on November 30 and France on December 26. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics, who criticized its convoluted plot but praised Olyphant's performance. Despite this, the film was a box office success, grossing $101.3 million against a $24 million budget. A sequel was canceled during the film's production due to its mostly negative reception, but the film was eventually followed by the reboot Hitman: Agent 47 in 2015.

  1. ^ "Hitman (15)". British Board of Film Classification. November 8, 2007. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
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