The Hit (1984)

Directed by Stephen Frears
UK, 1984, color, 100 min.
With John Hurt, Terence Stamp, Tim Roth

Blurb from the HFA website: "Terence Stamp portrays an informer hiding out in Spain after turning on his fellow criminals. Ten years, later two hitmen (Tim Roth, John Hurt) arrive and take him to Paris to be executed, but nothing goes as planned. Stamp is cool as ice as a snitch waiting for his comeuppance, and Roth makes an impressive film debut. A funny yet unconventional work, it provided the avenue for director Stephen Frears to move from his acclaimed television work to the top tier of contemporary British directors."

Note: The setting for the entire story is a road-trip through Spain -- from vast arid expanses (with windmills and metal-clad gentlemen on starved horses), to bustling Madrid, and then to the forests of the Pyrenees. This was the highlight of the movie for me.