Target of an Assassin is a 1977 South African thriller film directed by Peter Collinson and starring Anthony Quinn and John Phillip Law. It was completed in South Africa in 1976 as Tigers Don't Cry, but was not put into general American release for nearly nine years. Other alternate titles include African Rage, The Long Shot, and Fatal Assassin.
Plot:
Working in a South African hospital. a male nurse named Hobday (Anthony Quinn), is assigned to care for a foreign President (Simon Sabela), who escaped an assassination attempt on the day he arrived in South Africa for an official visit. With many threats against his well-being, the leader is heavily guarded around the clock. Hobday manages to kidnap his patient for strictly personal gain, unaware that a hired sniper is still attempting to take the life of the foreign leader while in Hobday's custody. This leads to a series of curious plot twists and a climactic ending.
Credits
Anthony Quinn as Ernest Hobday
John Phillip Law as Shannon
Simon Sabela as President Lunda
Marius Weyers as Colonel Albert Pahler
Sandra Prinsloo as Sister Janet Hobart
Joe Stewardson as Dr. Ben Schaeffer
Ken Gampu as Minister Manga
Janet du Plessis as Ginny Slade
Barry Trengove as Captain Maurer
Chris du Toit as Doctor
Regardt van den Bergh as Communications Officer
Hugh Rouse as South African Cabinet Minister
Don Barrigo as Used Car Salesman
Ndaba Mhlongo as Shopkeeper
Johnny Molefe as 2nd Aide
Lisa Shane as Sister Killeen
Alvon Collison as Television Reporter
Albert Botha as Beryl Ellis
Raymond Matuson as Patient
Reggie Khangela as 1st Aide
