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Hitman (simplified Chinese: 杀手之王; traditional Chinese: 殺手之王), is a 1998 Hong Kong action film directed by Stephen Tung. The film stars Jet Li, Eric Tsang, Simon Yam and Gigi Leung. The film was released on 3 April 1998.
A hitman, on the other hand, is a term that is often synonymous with contract killer although it can also be used to denote a criminal who frequently carries out a targeted killing (referred to as a "hit") on behalf of an organized crime syndicate to which they are affiliated with.
Contract killing (also known as murder-for-hire) is a form of murder or assassination in which one party hires another party to kill a targeted person or people. [1] It involves an illegal agreement which includes some form of compensation, monetary or otherwise.
It follows an undercover New Orleans police contractor who poses as a reliable hitman as he tries to save a woman in need. The basic premise was based on the true story of a college professor who worked for the Houston police in the late 1980s and 1990s as a fake hitman, as described in a 2001 magazine article by Skip Hollandsworth.
Hitman Trilogy is a boxset that was released in 2007 for PlayStation 2. It includes Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, Hitman: Contracts, and Hitman: Blood Money. Just like the original releases of the games, the bundle was received positively. Hitman HD Enhanced Collection was released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Agent 47 is a fictional character and the player character of the Hitman video game franchise, created and developed by IO Interactive.He has been featured in all games of the series, as well as various spin-off media, including two theatrically released films, a series of comics, and two novels.
The Lunar New Year holiday helped drive the South Korean box office over the weekend of Jan. 31-Feb. 2, with “Hitman 2” taking the top spot, while “Dark Nuns” experienced a steep decline.
Films about contract killers, people hired by another party to kill a targeted person or persons. Contract killing involves an illegal agreement which includes some form of payment, monetary or otherwise.