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The Assignment (1997) 6.9
An American naval officer is recruited for an operation to eliminate his lookalike, the infamous terrorist Carlos The Jackal. Director:Christian Duguay |
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Cast
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Jack Shaw /
Henry Fields
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| Claudia Ferri | ... |
Maura Ramirez
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Céline Bonnier | ... |
Carla
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KGB Head Officer
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Agnieska
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Von Flores | ... |
Koj
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Al Waxman | ... |
Carl Mickens - CIA
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Mitchell David Rothpan | ... |
Joey Ramirez
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KGB Aide
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Gabriel Marian Oseciuc | ... |
KGB Agent
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Frédéric Desager | ... |
KGB Agent
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Kliment Denchev | ... |
KGB Technician
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Yonathan Gordon | ... |
Yoni
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1986. In his civilian clothes while on shore leave in Jerusalem, Lieutenant Commander Annibal Ramirez of the US Navy is captured and interrogated by who he eventually learns is Mossad in a case of mistaken identity. Because of the resemblance, they believed him to be Carlos the Jackal, one of if not the most wanted and dangerous terrorist in the world. Shortly following, Henry Fields, using the alias Jack Shaw, he the Paris deputy chief of CIA counter-terrorism whose primary mission for at least the past ten years has been to get rid of Carlos in any way possible, tries to recruit Ramirez to work on a covert CIA-Mossad operation to stop Carlos' terrorist activities with the ultimate goal of Carlos' capture or death. The plan is for Ramirez to impersonate Carlos, in the process discrediting Carlos in the eyes of his current KGB backers, and thus effectively ending his career as a terrorist, with nowhere he can longer hide. After an initial reluctance on Ramirez's part, Shaw is able to ... Written by Huggo
Plot Keywords:
naval officer | terrorist | two word title | roof chase | chase on the roof |Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong violence, sexuality and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
CanadaRelease Date:
26 September 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Jackal See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$117,608 (USA) (26 September 1997)Gross:
$540,063 (USA) (17 October 1997)Company Credits
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Jack Shaw: He was a baseball dad! He deserved it!
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Performed by Andy Williams
Written by George Wyle and Eddie Pola
Courtesy of Barnaby Records Inc.
By Arrangement with Celebrity Licensing Inc.
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Based upon a true story. See more »Goofs
Ramirez's training appears to take place on Mount Royal, particularly around the Belvedere (during the remote snowmobile scene). This whole area is a well-known city park as well as a popular tourist area, which offers a great view of Montreal's skyline that has been captured in many photographs. This makes it a very unlikely area to hold a covert training operation. See more »Quotes
Annibal Ramirez: I nearly killed some little kid's father today. I don't know about anything anymore.Jack Shaw: He was a baseball dad! He deserved it!
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Soundtracks
The Most Wonderful Time of the YearPerformed by Andy Williams
Written by George Wyle and Eddie Pola
Courtesy of Barnaby Records Inc.
By Arrangement with Celebrity Licensing Inc.
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Very late one night, I happened to click to some cable station that had a movie starting called "The Assignment". I had heard that it was a well made movie from my mother, but who listens to their mother's opinion about movies? Especially about some espionage thriller. Well --- who likes to admit when their mother is right...about anything? Well --- my mother was right. I was up all night, until 4 in the morning, alone, watching this movie, getting paranoid and sucked into its classically told story. The acting was superlative, the direction was on target - which could also be said for the aim of the actors (a lot of gun play), and best of all, it didn't telegraph where the plot was heading. It's a perfect set-up for a franchise, (sorry to sound like an executive at some lumbering movie studio) because I'd be completely interested to see the next adventures of these well rounded characters - and the actors that play them. To the film makers: Do more of these! To the movie watching audience: watch it! watch it with someone you love, as the old saying goes...not because it's romantic, but rather, it's a movie that you need to grab hold of someone during those extra exciting parts. No joke. (the sex scenes teach you a thing or too, as well. A movie that's entertaining, as well as informative! Hey! Now that's a novelty.)