Portrait of a Hitman is a 1979 American crime drama film directed by Allan A. Buckhantz and starring Jack Palance, Rod Steiger, Bo Svenson, Ann Turkel, Richard Roundtree.

[3][4] The film was released in France in 1979 and in the US in 1984.

[5][6] A ruthless professional hitman (Jack Palance) is invited to kill a brain surgeon (Rod Steiger).

Later, it turns out, however, that both men not only know each other very well (the surgeon once saved the hitman's life) but also love the same woman (Ann Turkel).

Can the killer fulfill the contract in this case?