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The Assignment
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The Assignment

1997-09-28 · 119 min · ★ 6.3

Thriller · 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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Directors
Christian Duguay
Production companies
Triumph Films, Program de Credits of Impuc, Super Écran, Satch-Mo, Gouvernement du Québec, Allegro Films, The Movie Network
Countries
Canada
Status
Released

Top Cast

Aidan QuinnAidan QuinnAnnibal Ramirez / Carlos
Donald SutherlandDonald SutherlandJack Shaw / Henry Fields
Ben KingsleyBen KingsleyAmos
Claudia FerriClaudia FerriMaura Ramirez
Céline BonnierCéline BonnierCarla
Vlasta VranaVlasta VranaKGB Head Officer
Liliana KomorowskaLiliana KomorowskaAgnieska
Von FloresVon FloresKoj
Gregory HladyGregory HladyKGB Aide
Gabriel Marian OseciucGabriel Marian OseciucKGB Agent
Mitchell David RothpanJoey Ramirez
Frédéric DesagerFrédéric DesagerKGB Agent
Kliment DenchevKGB Technician
Yonathan GordonYoni
Al WaxmanAl WaxmanCarl Mickens - CIA
Lucie LaurierLucie LaurierParis Lover

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