Day of the Assassin
Day of the Assassin

Day of the Assassin

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1979
1h 35m
4.9(13 votes)
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Treasure hunters from around the world race to Mexico after a Middle Eastern luxury yacht explodes, sending a Shah's fortune and mysterious document to the bottom of the ocean.

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