Sitting Target (1972)(dvd)

Synopsis: British cinema in the early 1970s seemed preoccupied with crime and violence, as evidenced by such films as A Clockwork Orange, Villain and Get Carter.

Sitting Target also came out of that period and gave Oliver Reed the chance to brutalise and barnstorm as convicted murderer Harry Lomart who escapes from jail in order to bump off his wife, Jill St John — she's been putting herself about a bit and now has some other man's bun in the oven.

A splendid supporting cast of TV familiars and peculiars make this a juicy and none too subtle excursion into the underworld. The amazing climax is almost worthy of Kiss Me, Deadly or White Heat.

Sitting Target dvd details:
Cast: Oliver Reed, Ian McShane, Jill StJohn.
Runtime: 93 min
Quality rating: vhs transfer to dvd with basic artwork / castlist / picture disc.