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Target of an Assassin poster

Target of an Assassin Cast & Characters

Target of an Assassin stars Anthony Quinn as Ernest Hobday 'Sailor' Slade, John Phillip Law as Shannon and Simon Sabela as President Lunda. Below is the full cast and crew.

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Starring Cast
A
Anthony Quinn
Ernest Hobday 'Sailor' Slade
J
John Phillip Law
Shannon
S
Simon Sabela
President Lunda
M
Marius Weyers
Colonel Albert Pahler
S
Sandra Prinsloo
Sister Janet Hobart
J
Joe Stewardson
Dr. Ben Schaeffer
Key crew
Director
Peter Collinson
Screenplay
Scot Finch
Based on
Jon Burmeister
Music
Hennie Bekker
Cinematography
Brian Probyn
Editor
Harry Hughes
Costume design
Jon-Jon Lambon
Casting
Gianna Pisanello

Full cast

15 cast members

Crew by department

10 crew members

Writing

Jon Burmeister
Novel
Scot Finch
Screenplay

Art

John Margetts
Art Direction