The Shadow's Edge
2025 · Action · Crime
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Film / 1980
The Hard Way
Directed by
Michael Dryhurst
John Connor is a soon-to-retire hitman that agrees to take on one last job. After years plying his deadly trade, he has finally had enough. Seeking to retire to Dublin and maybe salvage his dying marriage, Connor wants to leave the lonely world of the marksman behind him and melt into the background. Unfortunately, his handler O'Neal is reluctant to let him go, and, after much coertion, manages to talk him into accepting one final …
The story
John Connor is a soon-to-retire hitman that agrees to take on one last job. After years plying his deadly trade, he has finally had enough. Seeking to retire to Dublin and maybe salvage his dying marriage, Connor wants to leave the lonely world of the marksman behind him and melt into the background. Unfortunately, his handler O'Neal is reluctant to let him go, and, after much coertion, manages to talk him into accepting one final job.
Cast
Patrick McGoohanJohn Connor
Lee Van CleefMcNeal
Edna O'BrienKathleen
Donal McCannRyan
Ronan WilmotFlynn
Kevin FloodDuval
Joe LynchDevane
Derek LordCasey
Michael MuldoonHogan
John CowleyGraveyard Caretaker
James A. Stephens1st Mercenary
Richard McAdoo2nd Mercenary
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