# Movie Identification **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 16, 2017, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-identification/793774 "2017-08-16T08:59:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2017, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-identification/793774/1 "2017-08-16T08:59:47Z")
Memory very hazy on this one. Firstly, not D.O.A. My recall of it- and this is many years ago- is that a person has been diagnosed as terminally ill. So they hire an assassin (as you would) to kill them within a short period of time. Then they find out the diagnosis is wrong, and have to convince the hired gun to not go ahead. I know this is scanty but anyone have an idea? ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2017, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-identification/793774/2 "2017-08-16T09:22:49Z")
The Face of Fear [The Face of Fear (TV Movie 1971) - IMDb](http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0067078/) Sent from my SCH-I435 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2017, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-identification/793774/3 "2017-08-16T09:24:03Z")
Is it _[Face of Fear](http://quinn-martin-tv-movies.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-face-of-fear-1971.html)_, a Quinn Martin Production! ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2017, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-identification/793774/4 "2017-08-16T09:25:19Z")
This TVTropes entry is surprisingly spare, and I wouldn’t guess any of the listed works matches yours, but just in case: [Suicide by Assassin - TV Tropes](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SuicideByAssassin) ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2017, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-identification/793774/5 "2017-08-16T09:45:17Z")
Thanks for the reply.The Face of Fear does sound extremely likely, but I thought the movie I watched was far older. Then again, I’m probably wrong. Thank you for your help. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2017, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-identification/793774/6 "2017-08-16T10:41:54Z")
46 years is quite old. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2017, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-identification/793774/7 "2017-08-16T14:41:33Z")
^ Speak for yourself, Gramps! 😉