The Shooter (1995 film)

The Shooter
The Shooter
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ted Kotcheff
Written by	Yves André Martin; Meg Thayer; Billy Ray
Produced by	Silvio Muraglia; Paul Pompian
Starring	Dolph Lundgren; Maruschka Detmers; Assumpta Serna; Gavan O'Herlihy; John Ashton
Cinematography	Fernando Arguelles
Edited by	Ralph Brunjes
Music by	Stefano Mainetti
Production; companies	Adelson-Baumgarten Productions; Muraglia/Sladek Filmworks; Newmarket Capital Group; Canal+; Conquistador Entertainment; Arco Films S.L.; Etamp-Netto; Romivest; Transatlantique Films
Distributed by	Conquistador Entertainment; Miramax
Release date	December 15, 1995 (UK);
Running time	104 minutes
Countries	United States; Czech Republic; United Kingdom; France; Spain
Language	English
Budget	$11 million

The Shooter (also released as Hidden Assassin^[2]) is a 1995 American action thriller film directed by Ted Kotcheff and starring Dolph Lundgren as a deputy United States Marshal who gets caught up in politics when he is hired to solve the assassination of a Cuban ambassador.

This was the final theatrical film directed by Kotcheff before his death in 2025.

Plot

A CIA agent gets caught up in political intrigue after he gets brought in to solve the murder of a Cuban ambassador.

Cast

Dolph Lundgren as U.S. Marshal Michael Dane
Maruschka Detmers as Simone Rosset
Assumpta Serna as Marta
Gavan O'Herlihy as Dick Powell
John Ashton as Alex Reed
Simón Andreu as Alberto Torena
Pablo Scola as Belgado
Petr Drozda as Marcus
Roslav Walter as Police Captain
Pavel Vokoun as Henchman
Martin Hub as Henchman
Jiri Kraus as Cab Driver
Guilio Kukurugya as Cuban Ambassador
Enid Rose as Mistress

Production

The movie was filmed mainly in the Czech Republic, in Prague. The story was initially set in France but was changed to the Czech Republic.^[3]

Alternate versions

There are two versions released for this film: the international cut running 104 minutes, and the shorter cut running 89 minutes, released in the U.S. and France.