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Feature film — 1997

The Assignment (1997)

6.31h 59mThriller — Action — Crime

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.

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A high-signal pick with 169 votes.

Triumph Films / Program de Credits of Impuc / Super Écran / Satch-Mo / Gouvernement du Québec / Allegro Films / The Movie Network

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Director: Christian Duguay

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Cast & crew

Aidan Quinn as Annibal Ramirez / Carlos

Aidan Quinn

Annibal Ramirez / Carlos

Donald Sutherland as Jack Shaw / Henry Fields

Donald Sutherland

Jack Shaw / Henry Fields

Ben Kingsley as Amos

Ben Kingsley

Amos

Claudia Ferri as Maura Ramirez

Claudia Ferri

Maura Ramirez

Céline Bonnier as Carla

Céline Bonnier

Carla

Vlasta Vrana as KGB Head Officer

Vlasta Vrana

KGB Head Officer

Liliana Komorowska as Agnieska

Liliana Komorowska

Agnieska

Von Flores as Koj

Von Flores

Koj

Gregory Hlady as KGB Aide

Gregory Hlady

KGB Aide

Gabriel Marian Oseciuc as KGB Agent

Gabriel Marian Oseciuc

KGB Agent

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Mitchell David Rothpan

Joey Ramirez

Frédéric Desager as KGB Agent

Frédéric Desager

KGB Agent

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