Hour of the Assassin (1987 film)

Hour of the Assassin (also known as A merénylet órája, Misión en los Andes ) is a 1987 action–drama film starring Erik Estrada, Robert Vaughn, Alfredo Álvarez Calderón, Orlando Sacha, Reynaldo Arenas, and Lourdes Berninzon. The film was directed by Luis Llosa Urquidi and written by Matt Leipzig. Hour of the Assassin was executive produced by Roger Corman.

Plot
Employed by a group of generals, Martin Fiero (Estrada), a green beret, is hired to assassinate the newly elected President of San Pedro de Tacna, Peru. They feel threatened by the liberal sympathies of the new president-elect. The generals, having killed Fiero's father years ago, trick Fiero into thinking he is working for the leftist People's Party. Meanwhile, a CIA agent, Sam Merrick (Vaughn) is sent stop to the assassination. It's a race against time as the agent must stop Fiero before it's too late.

Cast

 * Erik Estrada as Martin Fierro
 * Robert Vaughn as Sam Merrick
 * Alfredo Álvarez Calderón as Ortiz
 * Orlando Sacha as Folco
 * Reynaldo Arenas as Paladoro
 * Lourdes Berninzon as Adriana
 * Ramón García as Navarro
 * Oswaldo Fernández as Casals
 * Ramón García Ribeyro as Andujar
 * Gustavo MacLennan as Doc
 * Alberto Montalva as Costa
 * Francisco Giraldo as Roberto Villaverde
 * Estela Paredes as Paladoro's Wife
 * Javier Solís as Marcelo
 * Franjo Antich as Tough Kid Motorbike
 * Baldomero Cáceres as Tough Kid Castilla (credited as Baldomero Caceres)
 * Maria Teresa Gagodorca as Luisa
 * German Paredes as Santiago (credited as German Gonzales)

Filming
Hour of the Assassin was filmed in Peru.

Release
Hour of the Assassin was released in theatres on January 23, 1987. The film was released on VHS by Warner Home Video on May 26, 1987. Hour of the Assassin was released on DVD.