Brass Target

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Brass Target

PG

Released Dec 22, 1978

1h 51m

Mystery & Thriller

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Nazi gold and a love triangle enter the theory that Gen. George S. Patton Jr. (George Kennedy) died by an assassin.

Derek Malcolm

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As undemanding entertainment it is just smart enough to suffice and, filmed mostly in Bavaria and Switzerland, at least looks the part.

Jan 22, 2025

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Joe Leydon

The Moving Picture Show

"Brass Target" is fool’s gold.

Sep 4, 2022

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Richard T. Jameson

Parallax View

In a year of generally insipid commercial cinema, Brass Target manages to be actively disgusting, and just possibly degrading.

Sep 18, 2010

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Dennis Schwartz

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It wants us to believe that General George S. Patton didn't die in a car accident, as history says, but at the hands of a paid assassin.

Rated: C-

Jul 1, 2008

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Audience Member

a little revisionist history here or shall we say historically inacurate.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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It does contain some well excuted moments, and a couple of well acted characters, but it's all off set by a confusing plot, an anti climatic ending and a few poor scenes and characters. It's an okay film, although the conspiracy around George Patton was unessecary.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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bill t

Fun little 70's "what if?" movies that ties in two unrelated things and tries to connect them, and then tries to invent conspiracy theories. It's like Inglorious Basterds 1970s style. There's a plot out to kill Patton (played rather George-Kennedishly by George Kennedy) and it's up to John Cassevetes and Sophia Loren to stop it! Oh yes, there's a gold theft in there somewhere as well, as well as the story of the assassin too. Somewhat hard to follow, but enjoyable nevertheless. Max Von Sydow is so smarmy and greasy here, he steals the show. OH RIGHT, there's also the amazing Robert Vaughn, playing WAY over type, playing a general with a secret gay boyfriend. So good!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Conspiracy theory tying General Patton's strange death with stolen German gold at the end of WWII. Story and sets show excellent attention to detail. Contains several actors who would go on to be guest stars on Columbo. Poster better than film.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Conspiracy theory tying General Patton's strange death with stolen German gold at the end of WWII. Story and sets show excellent attention to detail. Contains several actors who would go on to be guest stars on Columbo. Poster better than film.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

'kill the brass' who says an old movie can't knock your socks off?!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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John Hough

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Sophia Loren

Mara

George Kennedy

Gen. George S. Patton

Max von Sydow

Shelley Martin Webber

John Cassavetes

Maj. Joe De Lucca

Robert Vaughn

Col. Donald Rogers

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Synopsis

Nazi gold and a love triangle enter the theory that Gen. George S. Patton Jr. (George Kennedy) died by an assassin.

Director: John Hough
Producer: Arthur Lewis
Screenwriter: Alvin Boretz
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Rating: PG
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 22, 1978, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 11, 2016
Runtime: 1h 51m