The Assignment

Directed by Christian Duguay
R
1997    1h 59mThriller, Action,
6.862%62%6.3
Jack Shaw has experienced the terror first-hand. He's a top CIA agent who's tracked international killer-for-hire Carlos "The Jackal" Sanchez for over twenty years and barely survived Carlos' devastating bombing of a Parisian cafe. Now, he finally gets a break when he discovers Carlos' dead ringer: American naval officer and dedicated family man Annibal Ramirez.
  • Aidan QuinnAnnibal Ramirez / Carlos
  • Donald SutherlandJack Shaw / Henry Fields
  • Ben KingsleyAmos
  • Claudia FerriMaura Ramirez
  • Céline BonnierCarla
  • Vlasta VranaKGB Head Officer
  • Liliana KomorowskaAgnieska
  • Von FloresKoj
  • Gregory HladyKGB Aide
  • Gabriel Marian OseciucKGB Agent
  • Mitchell David RothpanJoey Ramirez
  • Frédéric DesagerKGB Agent
  • Kliment DenchevKGB Technician
  • Yonathan GordonYoni
  • Al WaxmanCarl Mickens - CIA
  • Lucie LaurierParis Lover
  • Christian DuguayDirector / Director Of Photography
  • Dan GordonScreenplay
  • Sabi H. ShabtaiScreenplay
  • Franco BattistaProducer

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The Assignment Trivia

The Assignment was released on September 26, 1997.

The Assignment was directed by Christian Duguay.

The Assignment has a runtime of 1 hr 59 min.

The Assignment was produced by Franco Battista.

The key characters in The Assignment are Annibal Ramirez / Carlos (Aidan Quinn), Jack Shaw / Henry Fields (Donald Sutherland), Amos (Ben Kingsley).

The Assignment is rated R.

The Assignment is a Thriller, Action, Crime film.

The Assignment has an audience rating of 6.2 out of 10.

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