---
title: 'The Hit (1984)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Stephen Frears'
released: '1984-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-hit-1984'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087414/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Hit (1984)

1984 · 94 min · Drama, Crime · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Hit is a 1984 British road crime film directed by Stephen Frears, and starring John Hurt, Terence Stamp, Laura del Sol, and Tim Roth in his film debut. It was Stamp's first starring role in over a decade, and Roth won an Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Newcomer. The title music is provided by Eric Clapton and Roger Waters. Spanish flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia performed the soundtrack music. The film was released by The Criterion Collection on DVD in April 2009 and on Blu-ray in October 2020.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Stephen Frears](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-frears)
- **Screenplay:** [Peter Prince](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-prince)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Paco de Lucía](https://cinepixo.com/people/paco-de-lucia)
- **Producer:** [Jeremy Thomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-thomas)
- **Editor:** [Mick Audsley](https://cinepixo.com/people/mick-audsley)

## Cast

- [Bill Hunter](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-hunter)
- [Terence Stamp](https://cinepixo.com/people/terence-stamp)
- [Fernando Rey](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-rey)
- [John Hurt](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hurt)
- [Carlos Zabala](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlos-zabala)
- [Ralph Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-brown)
- [Laura del Sol](https://cinepixo.com/people/laura-del-sol)
- [Jim Broadbent](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-broadbent)
- [Tim Roth](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-roth)

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