description Hit! Overview
Hit! is a 1973 American action thriller directed by Sidney J. Furie. Billy Dee Williams plays a federal agent whose daughter is killed, leading him to pursue the heroin traffickers responsible.
The film follows his movement from official investigation toward a personal campaign of retaliation and combines crime drama, drug trafficking, and revenge themes. It is associated with the Black action cinema of the early 1970s.
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What is the plot of Hit!?
Billy Dee Williams plays federal agent Nick Allen, whose teenage daughter dies from a heroin overdose. Nick abandons a routine assignment and targets the French drug syndicate responsible for the supply chain. [Paramount Pictures](https://www.paramountpictures.com/movies/hit)
Who directed Hit!, and how long is it?
Sidney J. Furie directed the 1973 action thriller, which Paramount lists as an R-rated film running 135 minutes. The screenplay was written by Alan R. Trustman and David M. Wolf. [Paramount Pictures](https://www.paramountpictures.com/movies/hit)
What kind of team does Nick Allen assemble in Hit!?
Nick recruits a group of people whose lives have been damaged by the drug trade and trains them for a commando raid. Richard Pryor plays Mike Willmer, an underwater warfare specialist known for using an air gun. [Paramount Pictures](https://www.paramountpictures.com/movies/hit)
Why is Hit! sometimes listed as Goodbye Marseilles?
Goodbye Marseilles was an alternate title for the same 1973 film. The title reflects the story's movement from Washington, D.C., to Marseille and the French heroin operation Nick is pursuing. [Film reference](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hit%21)
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