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6.4Jack 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.
Released: 1997-09-28119 minDir: Christian DuguayThriller, Action, Crime
Cast
- Aidan Quinn as Annibal Ramirez / Carlos
- Donald Sutherland as Jack Shaw / Henry Fields
- Ben Kingsley as Amos
- Claudia Ferri as Maura Ramirez
- Céline Bonnier as Carla
- Vlasta Vrana as KGB Head Officer
Themes
- hitman
- espionage
- spy
- embassy
- kgb
- mistaken identity
- training
- naval officer
- murder
- terrorism
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Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
10,363 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
62%
- Year
- 1997
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Thriller
- Rated
- R
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 115
- FilmAffinity ID
- 979378
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- publication date
- 1997-01-01
- title
- The Assignment
- review score
- 62%
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Categories
1990s political thriller films1990s spy thriller films1997 action thriller films1997 American films1997 Canadian films1997 English-language films1997 filmsAmerican action thriller filmsAmerican spy thriller filmsCanadian action thriller filmsCold War filmsCultural depictions of Carlos the JackalEnglish-language action thriller filmsEnglish-language Canadian filmsEnglish-language spy thriller filmsFilms about terrorism in AfricaFilms about terrorism in EuropeFilms directed by Christian Duguay (director)Films scored by Normand CorbeilFilms set in AustriaFilms set in FranceFilms set in IsraelFilms set in LibyaFilms set in Montreal