Sitting Target Page #3

Synopsis: Escaped convicts Harry Lomart (Oliver Reed) and Birdy Williams (Ian McShane) are lying low before they prepare to skip the country. However, Lomart can't control his rage at being cheated by his wife, Pat (Jill St. John), whilst he was inside, so he decides to kill her and her secret lover before he goes. This causes all sorts of complications to their escape plans.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Director(s): Douglas Hickox
Production: Warner Home Video
 
IMDB:
7.1
R
Year:
1972
93 min
51 Views


I'll bet they've been tipped off already.

I'm gonna get that toffee-nosed git,

one day.

No, no, no...

We can make a telephone call too.

Liverpool Police...Dogs Division!

It says here there's a boathouse

up here on the right.

Up that way.

What's this then?

I'll tell you when it's finished.

We're doing everything together.

Like always.

Alright...just as you say.

But I want to do this one by myself...

Alright?

- Alright?

- Fair enough.

But I'll be...about...

...just in case!

- Where's your mate?

- We split up.

Coffee.

You're late.

I'd given you up.

Have you got it?

The money?

I've been trained to inspect the goods,

before serving up the gelt.

In dollars, as arranged?

As I promised.

One 9mm Mauser Special.

Hand-gun...

and carbine.

Telescopic sight.

5 clips of ammunition.

90 rounds in all.

Correct?

That's just what the doctor ordered.

What about one of THEM?!

I've been trained too...

Payment first.

You'll get it.

No cash... No gun!

Come on!

Look... give me a week...

I promise.

I've done those deals before.

Come on!

Harry, look out!

Come on... relax...

Nobody else about.

How did you hope

to get that

without forking out

any bread, eh?

- Well, I did, didn't I?

- WE did!

Yeah... Ta, mate!

My pleasure, old son.

I couldn't tell you, Birdy...

You would 've tried to stop me,

wouldn't you?

Yeah, well all you need is a Yank accent,

and Chicago here we come.

Come on, that's never

been our style, Harry!...

...Shooters!

Well, it's mine now

A gun... That leaves us

in the cold over here.

This is England.

Now everybody knows

what that means.

Look nobody uses those over here,

except mugs!

Not even coppers... and nobody

wants to know about THEM either.

That thing starts popping off...

EVERYBODY's out to stop you.

OUR side as well as the law.

Well, you said things

was changing, didn't you?

But not as much as THAT!

Well, for ME they are!

Now, you listen to me...

Pat's gonna have protection,

right?...

...from the mob,

as well as the law, right?

So killing her is gonna need something

different from my usual.

Blimey, what a stink!

Yeah, well it won't be in a room,

when she gets it.

And it's not gonna be manslaughter

this time, I promise you.

I got a surprise for you...

MV Arden...

Nice one!

Listen...

Now, not a word

to the boys in blue, eh?

Otherwise... they'll know

who got us the gun.

No cars, no roadblocks...

Nothing!

Straight to London.

Good move, this, Birdy.

Let's start, shall we?

Done?

We HAVE been a couple of busy bees,

haven't we?

We'll be even busier in London.

Lot of palms 'll need greasing there.

Yes, I know.

It's not gonna be easy...

Raising the cash.

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