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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Hunkpapa Lakota leader (1831–1890)
Sitting Bull (Lakota: Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake [tˣaˈtˣə̃ka ˈijɔtakɛ]; c. 1831–37 – December 15, 1890) was a Hunkpapa Lakota leader who led his people during
Sitting_Bull
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)
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
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 (1936–2008)
of Bumbo (1970), Man in the Wilderness (1971) with Richard Harris, Sitting Target (1972), Double Exposure (1977), Queen of the Blues (1979) starring Mary
Robert_Russell_(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
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
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
Head of government of the United Kingdom
motorbikes to clear a path in the traffic and to stop them from being a sitting target. The fleet of prime ministerial cars provides the prime minister with
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
King of England from 1413 to 1422
night of heavy rain, thus hindering the French advance and making them sitting targets for the flanking English archers. In about three hours of intense fighting
Henry_V_of_England
1916 major naval battle during World War I
light cruiser SMS Wiesbaden shortly after 17:56. Wiesbaden became a sitting target for most of the British fleet during the next hour, but remained afloat
Battle_of_Jutland
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
Act or process of firing firearms or other projectile weapons
administers Olympic and non-Olympic rifle, pistol, shotgun, and running target shooting competitions, although there is also a large number of national
Shooting
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
German invasion of France in 1940
the Meuse to the Rhine on one route. While the German columns were sitting targets, the French bomber force attacked the Germans in northern Belgium during
Battle_of_France
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
1982 undeclared Argentina–United Kingdom war
and still almost fully laden, the two LSLs in Port Pleasant were sitting targets for eight Argentine A-4 Skyhawks. A coordinated sortie by six Daggers
Falklands_War
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
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)
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
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
unprecedented actions targeting American law firms and lawyers that had previously represented positions adverse to Trump. This targeting of political opponents
Targeting of law firms and lawyers under the second Trump administration
Targeting_of_law_firms_and_lawyers_under_the_second_Trump_administration
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
WWII amphibious landing zone in France
shingle found themselves trapped with no exit off the beach. They became sitting targets for the German mortar and artillery shells that picked them off, one
Omaha_Beach
Meditative discipline in Zen Buddhism
on the Samādhi of Sitting Meditation) and the Chinese Tiantai master Zhiyi (538–597 CE) wrote some very influential works on sitting meditation. The meaning
Zazen
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
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)
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
British artist (born 1970)
service (link) Plentl, Stephanie (13 January 2008). "Jonathan Yeo's sitting targets". www.telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017
Jonathan_Yeo
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
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
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
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
Football tournament
McLaughlin, Eliott C.; Botelho, Greg (28 May 2015). "FIFA corruption probe targets 'World Cup of fraud,' IRS chief says". CNN. Cable News Network. Turner
FIFA_World_Cup
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
1976 film by Robert Altman
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson is a 1976 revisionist Western film directed by Robert Altman and based on the 1968 play
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
Buffalo_Bill_and_the_Indians,_or_Sitting_Bull's_History_Lesson
Room in a residential house for relaxing and socializing
also called a lounge room (Australian English), lounge (British English), sitting room (British English), or drawing room, is a room for relaxing and socializing
Living_room
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
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
Australian parliamentary by-election
Representatives, with previous MPs having defected to the party whilst sitting in Parliament. By-election announced — 5 March 2026 Postal vote applications
2026_Farrer_by-election
American actress and activist (born 1937)
in the counterculture era during the Vietnam War. She was photographed sitting on a North Vietnamese anti-aircraft gun on a 1972 visit to Hanoi, during
Jane_Fonda
Prime Minister of India since 2014
victory margin was the second lowest ever (in percentage points) for a sitting prime minister in India after Chandra Sekhar. The National Democratic Alliance
Narendra_Modi
National museum in London, England
Bronze statuettes from Paramythia (2nd century AD) Large statue of Europa sitting on the back of a bull from the amphitheatre at Gortyna, Crete (100 BC)
British_Museum
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
1987 single by Chris Rea
Really Good', with the R-E-A in red, and the rest in blue. I was just a sitting target. Sometimes I had to go to hospital on the way home, to get something
Joys_of_Christmas
Shooting in Washington, D.C.
the suspect as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, who allegedly intended to target multiple Trump administration officials. Allen was arrested near the screening
2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting
2026_White_House_Correspondents'_Dinner_shooting
American multinational technology company
diet. Apple's first logo, designed by Ron Wayne, depicts Sir Isaac Newton sitting under an apple tree. It was almost immediately replaced by Rob Janoff's
Apple_Inc.
1932 photograph of workers atop the steelwork of the RCA Building
black-and-white photograph taken on September 20, 1932, of eleven ironworkers sitting on a steel beam of the RCA Building, 850 feet (260 meters) above the ground
Lunch_atop_a_Skyscraper
Businessman and public official (born 1971)
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Elon_Musk
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
System to identify high risk entrants to the US
The Automated Targeting System (ATS) is a United States Department of Homeland Security computerized system that, for every person who crosses U.S. borders
Automated_Targeting_System
Devolved parliament of Wales
Wednesdays and Thursdays between 9:00 am 6:00 pm when the Senedd was sitting. In addition, limited screens were shown on the BBC Two Wales programme
Senedd
2006 American class action lawsuit
(Audio help · More spoken articles) National Federation of the Blind v. Target Corporation, 452 F. Supp. 2d 946 (N.D. Cal. 2006), was a class action lawsuit
National Federation of the Blind v. Target Corp.
National_Federation_of_the_Blind_v._Target_Corp.
British drummer
Camera (1974 album) Nadir's Big Chance (1975 album) Over (1977 album) Sitting Targets (1981 album) Enter K (1982 album) Paradox Drive / Now More Than Ever
Guy_Evans
British TV sci-fi puppet series (1967–1968)
To limit the amount of movement required, characters were often shown sitting at moving desks or standing on moving walkways. For example, Colonel White
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
Captain_Scarlet_and_the_Mysterons
Sports involving firearms used to hit targets
sport in the U.S, which adds Sitting to the Three positions used internationally. A junior shooter in Switzerland target shoots with a SIG 550. A brass
Shooting_sports
1919 massacre of Indian protesters
witnesses to the events in Amritsar. The commission held its official sittings at the Lahore Town Hall near Anarkali Bazaar. On 19 November, Dyer was
Jallianwala_Bagh_massacre
Discrepancy of the lack of evidence for alien life despite its apparent likelihood
drawing down the wolves." One of the characters explains, "We've been sitting in our tree chirping like foolish birds for over a century now, wondering
Fermi_paradox
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
Exercise equipment
exercise equipment. It is mainly used for the lower back, but can also target the buttocks, hamstrings, and abdomen. Bodyweight can provide significant
Roman_chair
Chief Minister of West Bengal from 2011 to 2026
Didi (meaning, elder sister in Bengali). She made history as the first sitting Chief Minister of India to argue as a lawyer in the Supreme Court. Banerjee
Mamata_Banerjee
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
presidents-elect, but not on those who had not yet been elected president. Four sitting U.S. presidents have been killed: Abraham Lincoln (1865), James A. Garfield
List of United States presidential assassination attempts and plots
List_of_United_States_presidential_assassination_attempts_and_plots
Anatomical feature on the posterior of some primates
sexual attraction. Many cultures have also used the buttocks as a primary target for corporal punishment, as the buttocks' layer of subcutaneous fat offers
Buttocks
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
Bat-and-ball game
the region. The major league game in the United States was originally targeted toward a middle-class, white-collar audience: relative to other spectator
Baseball
2021 studio album by Lauren Alaina
stating that "as a collection of individual tracks, Sitting Pretty on Top of the World hits its target squarely in the middle of the road: it's adult contemporary
Sitting Pretty on Top of the World
Sitting_Pretty_on_Top_of_the_World
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1809 to 1817
failure to prevent the War of 1812 as the sixth-worst mistake made by a sitting president. Regarding Madison's consistency and adaptability of policy-making
James_Madison
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
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
Practice of sitting in public transport with legs wide apart
"Manspreading" or "man-sitting" is a neologism referring to the practice of some men sitting in public transport with legs wide apart, thereby covering
Manspreading
German main battle tank
Sayumi; Sharp, Andrew (31 January 2023). "Greek PM slams Turkey for 'sitting on the fence' over Ukraine war". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 26 February 2023
Leopard_2
Aesthetic assessment of physical traits
than "ideal female beauty". The "sitting body ratio" (SBR) is also quoted, where the trunk is measured with subject sitting on a flat table, and the leg-length
Physical_attractiveness
U.S. state
Appeals (an intermediate appellate court divided into three districts), sitting in Kansas City, St. Louis, and Springfield, and 45 Circuit Courts which
Missouri
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
Capital and most populous city of Georgia, U.S.
technically Northwest, adjoins the city's Downtown area and has recently been the target of community outreach programs and economic development initiatives. Gentrification
Atlanta
Web mapping service
February 13, 2014. Barth, Dave (August 25, 2009). "The Bright Side of Sitting in Traffic: Crowdsourcing Road Congestion Data". Official Google Blog.
Google_Maps
Symbol of medicine
that the artist was Thrasymedes, a Parian, son of Arignotos. The god is sitting on a seat grasping a staff; the other hand he is holding above the head
Rod_of_Asclepius
1996 promotional single by Foo Fighters
"Alone + Easy Target" is a US radio-only single released by Foo Fighters from their self-titled debut album. It was released only as a promotional single
Alone_+_Easy_Target
President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
weapons were increasingly seen as a serious threat, Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to meet a North Korean leader, meeting Kim Jong Un three
Donald_Trump
290 seats are needed for a two-thirds supermajority (if all members are sitting and voting). Most election ratings use: Tossup: no advantage Tilt (sometimes
2026 United States House of Representatives election ratings
2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_ratings
U.S. Founding Father, president from 1789 to 1797
p. 666. Calloway 2018, p. 38. Ammerman, Cassandra (October 18, 2018). "Sitting down with author and historian Colin G. Calloway". Oxford University Press
George_Washington
Prime Minister of Japan (2006–2007; 2012–2020)
Agreement with Australia's Abbott government in 2014 and addressed a joint sitting of the Australian Parliament in July. He was the first Japanese PM to address
Shinzo_Abe
SITTING TARGET
SITTING TARGET
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Nutt.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Bott.
Boy/Male
British, English
Spike of Grain
Girl/Female
Tamil
Gayanthika | காயஂதிகா
Singing
Gayanthika | காயஂதிகா
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from White.North German : habitational name from a place named Wittingen, near Braunschweig.North German : patronymic from Witt 1.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Overmuch captivity, or sitting.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Singing
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Whiting.
Surname or Lastname
English (London)
English (London) : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, Muslim
Needed; Fitting; Compulsory
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Fitting
Biblical
sitting together
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Thinker; Wise
Boy/Male
Native American
Setting sun.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Siting
Girl/Female
Biblical
Sitting together.
Biblical
overmuch captivity, or sitting
Girl/Female
Native American
Butterfly sitting on a flower.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a maker of strings or bow strings, from Middle English streng ‘string’, ‘cord’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from a short form of the personal name Cudbert (see Cuthbert).Americanized spelling of German Kötting or the variant Kotting (see Koetting).
SITTING TARGET
SITTING TARGET
Boy/Male
Muslim
Slave of the merciful
Boy/Male
Danish Greek Scandinavian
Girl/Female
Scottish
From the Gaelic 'dubhglas' meaning dark water, dark stream, or from the dark river.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Who Live in Mountain
Boy/Male
Sikh
Lord Guru, Gurus sight
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
King of Cattle
Boy/Male
Indian
Maternal Uncle of God Krishna
Boy/Male
Tamil
Desire, Wish
Boy/Male
Tamil
An epithet of Krishna
Girl/Female
Hindu
The unique
SITTING TARGET
SITTING TARGET
SITTING TARGET
SITTING TARGET
SITTING TARGET
n.
The time during which one sits while doing something, as reading a book, playing a game, etc.
n.
Anything used in fitting up
n.
A brooding over eggs for hatching, as by fowls.
n.
Union formed by knitting, as of bones.
n.
necessary fixtures or apparatus; as, the fittings of a church or study; gas fittings.
n.
A seat, or the space occupied by or allotted for a person, in a church, theater, etc.; as, the hall has 800 sittings.
a.
Used in, or for, or by, lifting.
a.
Severe; sarcastic; biting; as, a cutting reply.
n.
The work of a knitter; the network formed by knitting.
n.
The state or act of one who sits; the posture of one who occupies a seat.
n.
The act or process of one who lists (in any sense of the verb); as, the listing of a door; the listing of a stock at the Stock Exchange.
n.
Cotton in sheets, prepared for use in making quilts, etc.; as, cotton batting.
a.
Chilling; penetrating; sharp; as, a cutting wind.
a.
Adapted for forming a screw by cutting; as, a screw-cutting lathe.
n.
The actual presence or meeting of any body of men in their seats, clothed with authority to transact business; a session; as, a sitting of the judges of the King's Bench, or of a commission.
a.
Fitting the body exactly; setting close, as a garment.
n.
The act of one who, or that which, sets; as, the setting of type, or of gems; the setting of the sun; the setting (hardening) of moist plaster of Paris; the setting (set) of a current.
n.
The act or time of sitting, as to a portrait painter, photographer, etc.
n.
That in which something, as a gem, is set; as, the gold setting of a jeweled pin.
a.
Adapted to cut; as, a cutting tool.