The Great Killing vs The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro has the higher audience score (9/10 against 7.5/10 for The Great Killing). The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 58m. The Great Killing is the older of the two (1964 against 1989). Both are action, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Great Killing
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro| The Great Killing | The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 1964 | 1989 |
| Length | 1h 58m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Action, Drama | Action, Drama |
| Country | – | Australia |
| Director | Eiichi Kudō | Robert L. Collins |
| Main cast | Kōtarō Satomi, Tōru Abe, Mikijiro Hira, Yoshio Inaba, Chiezo Kataoka | Lee Grant, Robert Mammone, Christina Pickles, E.G. Marshall, Barry Otto |
Synopsis
The Great Killing
A cynical samurai is left as the sole survivor to fulfill a plot to assassinate the puppet of a villain intent on usurping the shogunate in the 17th century. A Shogunate Elder connives to rule Japan by making his puppet, the Shogun's brother Tsunashige, the next Shogun. The best strategist in Japan, Yamaga, leads a plot to stop the Elder, but his cabal is betrayed and most of the conspirators are captured and tortured.
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
The story of the hijacking of the Itallian liner Achille Lauro by four militants of the Palestine Liberation Front, in 1985, who demanded the release of several Palestinians incarcerated in Israeli prisoners. On their hands, lies the fate of several passengers, many Americans included and among them, Jewish American businessman Leon Klinghoffer.
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