Assassination Tango is a 2002 crime film written, produced, directed by, and starring Robert Duvall. It is a thriller about an assassin's discovery of Argentine tango. Other actors include Rubén Blades, Kathy Baker and Duvall's wife, Luciana Pedraza. Francis Ford Coppola was one of the executive producers; the majority of the film was shot in Argentina. Some scenes at the beginning and end of the story were filmed in Coney Island, Brooklyn. Anderson is a successful American hitman whose employer sends him to do a job in Argentina. His contacts inform him that his target is a former... General. Things are not as easy as they seem. A paranoid Anderson simultaneously rents a room in two different Hotels. From the safety but close proximity of one Hotel room, he witnesses police converge on the other Hotel. Anderson will fulfill his obligation to do the job, despite the obvious reality that there is a leak. We witness the conspirator Miguel being harshly interrogated by Buenos Aires police. Miguel can eventually breathe a sigh of relief, when his conspirator within the Argentinian Federal Authorities shows up.
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| Release date: | March 28, 2003 |
| Directed by: | Robert Duvall |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 114 Minutes |
| Producer: | Raúl Outeda, Robert Duvall |
| Editor: | Stephen Mack |
| Music by: | Luis Bacalov |
| Cinematography: | Félix Monti |
| Screenplay by: | Robert Duvall |
| Genre: | Thriller |