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{{Short description|1969 film by Bernard L. Kowalski}}
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| name = Stiletto
| name = Stiletto
| image = Stiletto 1969 poster.jpg
| image = Stiletto 1969 poster.jpg
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| caption = 1969 theatrical poster
| caption = 1969 theatrical poster
| director = [[Bernard L. Kowalski]]
| director = [[Bernard L. Kowalski]]
| writer = A. J. Russell
| producer = [[Norman Rosemont]]
| narrator =
| writer = A.J. Russell
| based_on = ''Stiletto'' by [[Harold Robbins]]
| based_on = {{based on|''Stiletto''|[[Harold Robbins]]}}
| starring = {{unbulleted list|[[Alex Cord]]|[[Britt Ekland]]|[[Patrick O'Neal]]}}
| starring = {{unbulleted list|[[Alex Cord]]|[[Britt Ekland]]|[[Joseph Wiseman]]|[[Barbara McNair]]|[[Patrick O'Neal (actor)|Patrick O'Neal]]}}
| music = [[Sid Ramin]]
| music = [[Sid Ramin]]
| cinematography = Jack Priestley
| cinematography = [[Jack Priestley]]
| editing = Frank Mazzola
| editing = Frank Mazzola
| studio = Embassy Pictures
| studio = Embassy Pictures
| distributor = [[Embassy Pictures|Avco Embassy Pictures]]
| distributor = [[Embassy Pictures|Avco Embassy Pictures]]
| released = July 30, 1969
| released = {{Film date|1969|07|30}}
| runtime = 98 minutes
| runtime = 98 minutes
| country = United States
| country = United States
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'''''Stiletto''''' is a 1969 American [[crime film]] directed by [[Bernard L. Kowalski]] and starring [[Alex Cord]], [[Britt Ekland]] and [[Patrick O'Neal (actor)|Patrick O'Neal]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/46909/Stiletto/overview |title=Stiletto (1969) |work=[[The New York Times]] |accessdate=10 January 2015}}</ref> It is based on the novel ''Stiletto'' (1960) by [[Harold Robbins]]. The film marked the debut of [[Raul Julia]].
'''''Stiletto''''' is a 1969 American [[crime film]] directed by [[Bernard L. Kowalski]] and starring [[Alex Cord]], [[Britt Ekland]] and [[Patrick O'Neal (actor)|Patrick O'Neal]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/46909/Stiletto/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110110647/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/46909/Stiletto/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 January 2015 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |author=Dan Pavlides |date=2015 |title=Stiletto (1969) |accessdate=10 January 2015}}</ref> It is based on the novel ''Stiletto'' (1960) by [[Harold Robbins]]. The film marked the debut of [[Raul Julia]].


==Synopsis==
==Plot==
A [[High-net-worth individual|rich]], jet-setting [[Playboy lifestyle|playboy]] has a secret life: he is also a professional [[Contract killing|Mafia hitman]]. When he decides it's time to retire from that life, he finds that his former employers don't like the idea that someone who knows so much about them won't be under their control anymore, and decide to send their own [[hitmen]] to eliminate him.
A [[High-net-worth individual|rich]], jet-setting [[Playboy lifestyle|playboy]] has a secret life: he is also a professional [[Contract killing|Mafia hitman]]. When he decides it's time to retire from that life, he finds that his former employers don't like the idea that someone who knows so much about them won't be under their control anymore, and decide to send their own [[hitmen]] to eliminate him.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Alex Cord]] as Count Cesare Cardinali
* [[Alex Cord]] as Count Cesare Cardinali
* [[Britt Ekland]] as Illeano
* [[Britt Ekland]] as Illeana
* [[Patrick O'Neal (actor)|Patrick O'Neal]] as Baker
* [[Patrick O'Neal (actor)|Patrick O'Neal]] as Baker
* [[Joseph Wiseman]] as Matteo
* [[Joseph Wiseman]] as Matteo
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* [[Roy Scheider]] as Bennett
* [[Roy Scheider]] as Bennett
* [[Lincoln Kilpatrick]] as Hannibal Smith
* [[Lincoln Kilpatrick]] as Hannibal Smith
* [[Louie Elias]] as Mann
* Louie Elias as Mann
* [[Luke Andreas]] as Macy
* Luke Andreas as Macy
* [[Dominic Barto]] as Franchini
* Dominic Barto as Franchini
* [[James Tolkan]] as Edwards
* [[James Tolkan]] as Edwards
* [[Amaru (actress)|Amaru]] as Rosa
* Amaru as Rosa
* [[Raul Julia]] as Party Guest
* [[Raul Julia]] as Party Guest


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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0065038}}
*{{IMDb title|0065038}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160306081255/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b74d1dd ''Stiletto''] at the [[British Film Institute]]{{better source needed|reason=Help request: a live link can be searched for at https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/search/expert - if available, replace the archive URL with the live link. Or if none found, remove this 'better source needed' template. | date=October 2023}}
*{{BFI Explore|id=4ce2b6b74d1dd|title=Stiletto}}


{{Bernard L. Kowalski}}
{{Bernard L. Kowalski}}


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Latest revision as of 22:20, 19 September 2024

Stiletto
1969 theatrical poster
Directed byBernard L. Kowalski
Written byA.J. Russell
Based onStiletto
by Harold Robbins
Produced byNorman Rosemont
Starring
CinematographyJack Priestley
Edited byFrank Mazzola
Music bySid Ramin
Production
company
Embassy Pictures
Distributed byAvco Embassy Pictures
Release date
  • July 30, 1969 (1969-07-30)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Stiletto is a 1969 American crime film directed by Bernard L. Kowalski and starring Alex Cord, Britt Ekland and Patrick O'Neal.[1] It is based on the novel Stiletto (1960) by Harold Robbins. The film marked the debut of Raul Julia.

Plot

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A rich, jet-setting playboy has a secret life: he is also a professional Mafia hitman. When he decides it's time to retire from that life, he finds that his former employers don't like the idea that someone who knows so much about them won't be under their control anymore, and decide to send their own hitmen to eliminate him.

Cast

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dan Pavlides (2015). "Stiletto (1969)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
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