Target of an Assassin

Target of an Assassin (also known as 'Tigers Don't Cry' or 'The African Conspiracy') is a South African production. While released in South Africa in 1976, it was distributed in the United States shortly thereafter. For films from this era (1964–1977), US copyright protection generally relies on the presence of a valid copyright notice on the release prints or a timely US copyright registration. No US copyright registration was found in the Copyright Office online database (post-1978) or the Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE) under its original or alternative titles. As a foreign work, its US status is also impacted by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA). If the film was still under copyright in its source country (South Africa) on January 1, 1996, its US copyright could have been automatically restored even if it had previously entered the US public domain due to a lack of notice or registration. South African copyright law typically protects cinematographic films for 50 years from the end of the year in which the work was made available to the public. Under this rule, the film was still protected in South Africa in 1996, making it a candidate for URAA restoration. However, without a confirmed US registration or evidence of a restoration filing (Form GATT), and given that it frequently appears in budget DVD collections and 'grey market' streaming platforms often associated with public domain titles, the status remains uncertain.