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1972 British film by Douglas Hickox
Sitting Target (also known as Screaming Target ) is a 1972 British crime film directed by Douglas Hickox and starring Oliver Reed, Ian McShane and Jill
Sitting_Target
1981 studio album by Peter Hammill
Sitting Targets is the tenth studio album by Peter Hammill, released on Virgin Records in June 1981. It contains several songs in the raw new wave style
Sitting_Targets
Resting position of human body
Sitting is a basic action and resting position in which the body weight is supported primarily by the bony ischial tuberosities with the buttocks in contact
Sitting
American actress (born 1940)
the Store?, Honeymoon Hotel, The Liquidator, The Oscar, Tony Rome, Sitting Target and The Concrete Jungle. On television, St. John has appeared in such
Jill_St._John
Hunkpapa Lakota leader (1831–1890)
Sitting Bull (Lakota: Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake [tˣaˈtˣə̃ka ˈɪjɔtakɛ]; c. 1831–37 – December 15, 1890) was a Hunkpapa Lakota leader who led his people during
Sitting_Bull
English actor (born 1942)
Battle of Britain (both 1969), Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You (1970), Sitting Target (1972), The Last of Sheila (1973) and The Fifth Musketeer (1979). He
Ian_McShane
Common name for many species of bird
squatting on land cannot react to fly or move quickly, "a sitting duck" has come to mean "an easy target". These ducks may be contaminated by pollutants such
Duck
English actor, musician, songwriter and screenwriter (1931–1976)
A Dandy in Aspic (1968), The Fixer (1968), Goodbye Gemini (1970), Sitting Target (1972), Assassin (1973), the horror anthology The Vault of Horror (1973)
Mike_Pratt_(actor)
Topics referred to by the same term
French-German thriller Sitting duck (target), an easy target This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sitting Ducks. If an internal
Sitting_Ducks
Wife of John F. Kennedy Jr. (1966–1999)
May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2026. Krum, Sharon (July 22, 1999). "Sitting target". The Guardian. Archived from the original on July 26, 2016. Retrieved
Carolyn_Bessette_Kennedy
English actor (1936–2008)
of Bumbo (1970), Man in the Wilderness (1971) with Richard Harris, Sitting Target (1972), Ivanhoe (1982), Oliver Twist (1982), and the TV film of The
Robert_Russell_(actor)
English actor (1938–1999)
The Hunting Party (1971), a Western shot in Spain with Gene Hackman; Sitting Target (1972), a tough gangster film; and Z.P.G. (1972), a science fiction
Oliver_Reed
British screenwriter
obituary described "a quintessential Alexander Jacobs image" from the film Sitting Target: The first scene... takes us into a dank prison cell. We hear menacing
Alexander_Jacobs
English actress and author (1927–2022)
horror flick Psychomania (1971), as well as Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971), Sitting Target (1972), The 14 (1973), Murder by Decree (1979), Nijinsky (1980), The
June_Brown
British film director (1929–1988)
includes Les Bicyclettes de Belsize (1968), Entertaining Mr Sloane (1970), Sitting Target (1972), Theatre of Blood (1973), Brannigan (1975), Sky Riders (1976)
Douglas_Hickox
English actor (1929–1980)
include The Lost Continent (1968), Get Carter (1971), Assault (1971), Sitting Target (1972), Gold (1974), and Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978). On television
Tony_Beckley
1982 studio album by Peter Hammill
formed in 1981 to tour material from his earlier albums A Black Box and Sitting Targets. Each member of the band adopted an alias: Hammill was K, John Ellis
Enter_K
English actor (1926–2016)
his earliest television roles was in the family space adventure serial Target Luna (1960), as journalist Conway Henderson. Finlay's first major television
Frank_Finlay
M26 Pershing
driver drove into the middle of the intersection so we wouldn't be a sitting target. As we were moving, I fired once. Then we stopped and I fired two more
Eagle_7_(tank)
Topics referred to by the same term
Leroy from Ô Filles de l'Eau, 2012 "Ophelia", by Peter Hammill from Sitting Targets, 1981 "Ophelia", by PinkPantheress from Heaven Knows, 2023 "Ophelia"
Ophelia_(disambiguation)
British filmmaker, actress, director and human rights activist
was subsequently fictionalised by Peter Ransley in the 1989 TV drama Sitting Target (19 March 1989) for BBC 2's Screen Two anthology series, directed by
Leslee_Udwin
Canadian actor (1909–1992)
Eagles Dare (1968) as General George Carnaby / Corporal Cartwright Jones Sitting Target (1972) as Gun Dealer Pope Joan (1972) as Dr. Corwin The Spikes Gang
Robert_Beatty
Prison museum in Dublin, Ireland
of Fu Manchu, 1965 (starring Christopher Lee) The Italian Job, 1969 Sitting Target, 1972 (starring Oliver Reed) The Mackintosh Man, 1973 The Last Remake
Kilmainham_Gaol
Film genre
Italian Job (1969) Performance (1970) Villain (1971) Get Carter (1971) Sitting Target (1972) The Long Good Friday (1980) The Hit (1984) Mona Lisa (1986) Stormy
Gangster_film
American medium/heavy battle tank (1944–1951)
driver drove into the middle of the intersection so we wouldn't be a sitting target. As we were moving, I fired once. Then we stopped and I fired two more
M26_Pershing
Criminal British property tycoon
After Dark, alongside Marie Jahoda and Owen Oyston, among others. Sitting Targets, an episode in the BBC Two Screen Two anthology series (19 March 1989)
Nicholas_van_Hoogstraten
US government protocol against a nuclear attack
US or its allies. In essence, the country responsible would become a sitting target. The more likely suspect would be a terrorist group. A terrorist cell
National Response Scenario Number One
National_Response_Scenario_Number_One
US Air Force officer and academic
the Space Force define its own ranks," The Hill, August 16, 2020 "A sitting target in space for Russia’s anti-satellite weapons?" The Hill, August 5, 2020
David_Deptula
British social realist artistic movement
Ragman's Daughter (1972) The Ruling Class (1972) Running Scared (1972) Sitting Target (1972) Straight On 'till Morning (1972) The Triple Echo (1972) X, Y
Kitchen_sink_realism
Now (September 1978) pH7 (September 1979) A Black Box (August 1980) Sitting Targets (June 1981) Enter K (October 1982) Loops and Reels (June 1983) Patience
Peter_Hammill_discography
Country in northwestern Europe
country, formidable in arms, ruthless in pursuit of its interests and sitting at the heart of a global production system." After Nazi Germany's invasion
United_Kingdom
Canadian actor (born 1964)
Reeves became an internet meme after photographs of him were published, sitting on a park bench with a sad facial expression. The images were posted on
Keanu_Reeves
Defunct semi-annual film festival
held in 1998. Evel Knievel (1971) Cannonball (1976) Fever Pitch (1985) Sitting Target (1972) The Dion Brothers (1974) Bucktown (1975) The Gates of Hell (1983)
Quentin Tarantino Film Festival
Quentin_Tarantino_Film_Festival
English actor, theatrical producer (1948–2016)
location manager for Apple Films, working on movies such as Gumshoe, Sitting Target and O Lucky Man!. Liston also worked as a teaboy at Elstree Studios
Ian_Liston
Football tournament
McLaughlin, Eliott C.; Botelho, Greg (28 May 2015). "FIFA corruption probe targets 'World Cup of fraud,' IRS chief says". Cable News Network. Turner Broadcasting
FIFA_World_Cup
1979 TV series
episode "The Case of the Three Uncles", and "Sophie" in "The Case of the Sitting Target".[citation needed] Numerous Polish actors were also cast in secondary
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson
Sherlock_Holmes_and_Doctor_Watson
British special effects artist (1934–1999)
Majesty's Secret Service (1969) Toomorrow (1970) The Pied Piper (1972) Sitting Target (1972) Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1973) O Lucky Man! (1973) The Man with
John_Stears
Sudanese Ansar military commander (1836–1926)
Mahmoud created a fortified defensive camp at Atbara. This became a sitting target for Kitchener. At the ensuing Battle of Atbara, he launched a barrage
Osman_Digna
American boxer and activist (1942–2016)
Ku Klux Klan. I'm fighting for the little man in the ghetto.' Joe was sitting there, smashing his fist into the palm of his hand, saying, 'What the fuck
Muhammad_Ali
Port in Essex, England
oil storage tanks at Thames Haven, Shell Haven and Coryton became a sitting target for air raids, notably in September 1940, during the Battle of Britain
Shell_Haven
German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
where they were employed. A month later, Einstein's works were among those targeted by the German Student Union in the Nazi book burnings, with Nazi propaganda
Albert_Einstein
President of the United States from 1945 to 1953
negative publicity for Truman, he was photographed with actress Lauren Bacall sitting atop the piano at the National Press Club as he played for soldiers. Truman
Harry_S._Truman
Fictional gentleman's club created in Sherlock Holmes
restaurant chain called Diogenes. In the BBC TV series My Family episode "Sitting Targets", the final scene shows character Michael Harper receiving a trophy
Diogenes_Club
American heavy metal band
"Slipknot So Serious About Writing New Music That Guitarist Jim Root Is Sitting Out The Next Stone Sour Tour". MetalInjection. Retrieved December 7, 2013
Slipknot_(band)
English musician, songwriter and activist (1940–1980)
spending a holiday in Greece, Cynthia arrived home at Kenwood to find Lennon sitting on the floor with Ono in terrycloth robes and left the house to stay with
John_Lennon
Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945
by what contemporary journalists dubbed the "Phoney War" or Sitzkrieg ("sitting war"). Hitler instructed the two newly appointed Gauleiters of north-western
Adolf_Hitler
First-century Jewish preacher and religious leader
pilgrimage to Jerusalem for Passover, his parents find him in the Temple sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking questions, and the people
Jesus
Attraction with the goal of dropping a target into a tank of water
which a volunteer is suspended while sitting on a collapsing seat. The game is played by a ball being thrown at a target attached to the tank which, if hit
Dunk_tank
Housing estates in Battersea, London
scene and, more prominently, in another gangster thriller of 1972, Sitting Target. The estates were also briefly seen in the background of the local 1973
Winstanley and York Road Estate
Winstanley_and_York_Road_Estate
Norwegian footballer (born 2000)
after posting on Instagram that he had "raw-dogged" a seven-hour flight, sitting through it with no entertainment, food, water, or sleep. In 2025, Haaland
Erling_Haaland
Member of the British royal family (1961–1997)
term 'Dianamania' as a reference to people's obsession with her. While sitting in a car with Charles near the Sydney Opera House, Diana burst into tears
Diana,_Princess_of_Wales
Country within the United Kingdom
tainted by an attempt to pervert the course of justice. Scots juries, sitting in criminal cases, consist of fifteen jurors, which is three more than
Scotland
American video streaming service
binge-watching, in which viewers watch multiple episodes of a series in one sitting. The company's practice of releasing entire seasons of original shows at
Netflix
American minister and civil rights activist (1929–1968)
sit in the back. Martin Sr. refused, asserting "We'll either buy shoes sitting here or we won't buy any shoes at all", before leaving the store with Martin
Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
List of characters appearing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
taxi cab driver. One day, he picks up Deadpool who, uncomfortable with sitting in the back seat, moves to the front and starts a conversation with Dopinder
Characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: A–L
Characters_of_the_Marvel_Cinematic_Universe:_A–L
2016 Marvel Studios film
"He respects and admires Cap because Cap earned his rank as opposed to sitting in an office and just delegating orders." Joe Russo stated that the inclusion
Captain_America:_Civil_War
Portuguese football manager (born 1963)
manager of Chelsea] fielded Kurt Zouma, a central defender, in midfield, sitting deep, and won the game with 28% possession. — Jonathan Wilson writing for
José_Mourinho
Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
maximum of three years for fraud and breach of trust. He is the first sitting prime minister in Israel's history to be charged with a crime. On 23 November
Benjamin_Netanyahu
Pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2
23 of its 290 members tested positive on 3 March 2020. At least twelve sitting or former Iranian politicians and government officials had died by 17 March
COVID-19_pandemic
Australian actor (1979–2008)
(born 1996), his father's daughter with his second wife Emma Brown. After sitting for early graduation exams at age 16 to get his diploma, Ledger left school
Heath_Ledger
American businessman and inventor (1955–2011)
Jobs worked with her on a name for the baby, which they discussed while sitting in the fields on a blanket. Brennan suggested the name "Lisa" which Jobs
Steve_Jobs
the Trump administration took a series of actions using the government to target his political opponents and civil society. News outlets described his actions
Targeting of political opponents and civil society under the second Trump administration
Targeting_of_political_opponents_and_civil_society_under_the_second_Trump_administration
Country in Southeast Europe
original on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2011. On the resumption of the sitting, I was elected President of the Provisional Government, with a mandate
Albania
American theoretical physicist (1904–1967)
Advanced Study in 1951, offered this opinion: He didn't have Sitzfleisch, "sitting flesh," when you sit on a chair. As far as I know, he never wrote a long
J._Robert_Oppenheimer
President of the United States from 1977 to 1981
Carter owned by a bank controlled by Lance, and Carter became the first sitting president to testify under oath as part of an investigation of him. In
Jimmy_Carter
British Indian Army general (1857–1921)
then came under attack from both sides of the river and ran aground. A sitting target, with only bales of straw around the deck for protection, casualties
John Nixon (Indian Army officer)
John_Nixon_(Indian_Army_officer)
Founder of Buddhism
remembered a previous experience of dhyana ("meditation") he had as a child sitting under a tree while his father worked. This memory leads him to understand
The_Buddha
British television baking competition
August 2013). "The Great British Bake Off: it's like a village fete in your sitting room". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved
The_Great_British_Bake_Off
Russian opposition leader and activist (1976–2024)
everywhere", and added "I will disappoint you – there are not four people sitting in the Kremlin who decide to add Ukraine to Russia or not." In March 2014
Alexei_Navalny
Association football club in England
featured a cockerel within a shield, but it was changed to a cockerel sitting on a ball in the late 1960s. Between 1956 and 2006 Spurs used a faux heraldic
Tottenham_Hotspur_F.C.
President of the United States from 1933 to 1945
the Republican Party to launch a third-party campaign against Wilson and sitting Republican president William Howard Taft. Roosevelt overcame a bout of
Franklin_D._Roosevelt
President of the United States from 1861 to 1865
Union losses by mobilizing support throughout the North. Union forces targeted infrastructure—plantations, railroads, and bridges—to weaken the South's
Abraham_Lincoln
Trinidadian rapper and singer-songwriter (born 1982)
" Her remarks gained media attention, particularly for her support of sitting U.S. President Donald Trump's stance on the issue. In December 2025, Minaj
Nicki_Minaj
Island country in the Pacific Ocean
Wellington was chosen for its central location, with Parliament officially sitting there for the first time in 1865. In 1886, following requests from the
New_Zealand
Federal capital district of the United States
cultural life of the United States. This ceremony is often attended by the sitting U.S. president and other dignitaries and celebrities. The Kennedy Center
Washington,_D.C.
President of the United States from 2009 to 2017
presidency. He also promoted inclusion for LGBTQ Americans, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to publicly support same-sex marriage. Obama left office
Barack_Obama
American actor and activist (1952–2004)
initially not wanting to face the reality of his disability. Getting used to sitting strapped into a wheelchair or taking a shower was initially terrifying
Christopher_Reeve
British statesman and writer (1874–1965)
houses per year, Churchill's only real domestic concern. He achieved the target and, in 1954, was promoted to Minister of Defence. Churchill was nearly
Winston_Churchill
Indian actress and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (1948–2016)
candidate E. G. Sugavanam in Bargur constituency, marking a rare instance of a sitting Chief Minister of the state losing an election, the first since M. Bhaktavatsalam
J._Jayalalithaa
Argentine revolutionary (1928–1967)
interview, Guevara noticed a book by openly gay Cuban writer Virgilio Piñera sitting on the table next to him. He threw the book against the wall and yelled
Che_Guevara
United States Marine Corps artillery base in Vietnam
mobile postures rather than remaining in their fixed positions as sitting targets and Camp Carroll was inactivated on 28 December 1968. Camp Carroll
Camp_Carroll
1947–1991 geopolitical rivalry between US and USSR
Korean Air Lines Flight 007, a Boeing 747 with 269 people aboard, including sitting Congressman Larry McDonald, an action which Reagan characterized as a massacre
Cold_War
Businessman (born 1971)
buddy", as he put it in an X posting — bounding in and out of meetings, sitting in on phone calls, weighing résumés and generally becoming as ubiquitous
Elon_Musk
Professional league in North America
"WNBA 2020 season: Jonquel Jones, Liz Cambage, Tina Charles among players sitting out". CBS Sports. Retrieved February 2, 2026. Allen, Percy (October 6,
Women's National Basketball Association
Women's_National_Basketball_Association
British science fiction TV series (1963–2025)
those who understood the reference to a 'lonely god' when Eragon and Arya sitting around the campfire, my only excuse is that the Doctor can travel everywhere
Doctor_Who
Capital city of New South Wales, Australia
proximity of Sydney Airport, a maximum height restriction was imposed, now sitting at 330 metres (1083 feet). Green bans and heritage overlays have been in
Sydney
Neurodevelopmental disorder
long-lasting effects of harmful, racially targeted medical practices. Medical pseudosciences, particularly those that targeted Black populations during the period
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder
New York-based organized crime group
Massino had decided to flip "long before the verdict". Massino was the first sitting boss of a New York crime family to turn state's evidence, and the second
Bonanno_crime_family
American professional wrestler (born 1981)
event WM30 an "I told you so" moment for Triple H? Was Vince upset at Punk sitting with Dana White? Why do babyfaces win at house shows?". www.pwtorch.com
Bryan_Danielson
Brazilian footballer (born 1976)
He invites everybody. You'd be at a table with him and it'd be a judge sitting opposite talking to a politician with someone off the street listening
Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)
Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)
President of the United States from 1901 to 1909
Wilson, and published The Foes of Our Own Household, an indictment of the sitting president. Roosevelt's youngest son, Quentin, a pilot with the American
Theodore_Roosevelt
2022 mass shooting in Texas, U.S.
McCraw, the DPS director, said, "[With] the benefit of hindsight where I'm sitting now, of course it was not the right decision. It was the wrong decision
Uvalde_school_shooting
the three publicly recognized tables of the Great Ring may challenge a sitting member to combat and receive that member's seat if victorious. Historically
List of Marvel Comics characters: A
List_of_Marvel_Comics_characters:_A
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990
but was unable to attend due to her frail health. She last attended a sitting of the House of Lords on 19 July 2010, and on 30 July 2011 it was announced
Margaret_Thatcher
1775–1783 conflict in North America
on November 5. The war in the west stalemated with the British garrison sitting in Detroit and the Virginians expanding westward settlements north of the
American_Revolutionary_War
English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
In Cymbeline, for example, Jupiter descends "in thunder and lightning, sitting upon an eagle: he throws a thunderbolt. The ghosts fall on their knees
William_Shakespeare
Various types of matches used in professional wrestling
is fought specifically in a parking garage around a rowdy live audience sitting on the cars encircling the competitors. An Iron Circle match was a falls
Professional wrestling match types
Professional_wrestling_match_types
American basketball player and analyst (born 1972)
want to speak with the press, he employed an interview technique whereby, sitting in front of his cubicle, he would murmur in his low-pitched voice. During
Shaquille_O'Neal
British actress (1929–1993)
death, many of them children, [and] not because there isn't tons of food sitting in the northern port of Shoa. It can't be distributed. Last spring, Red
Audrey_Hepburn
UK parliamentary by-election
Parliament. Were Farage to be suspended from Parliament for more than 10 sitting days or 14 calendar days, it would trigger a recall petition, which if
2026_Clacton_by-election
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