The Assignment
1997 · Movie · R · 119 min · ★ 6.4 · 65% critics
A veteran intelligence agent, haunted by a past attack, spots a rare opportunity to finally reach a notorious international assassin. When an ordinary naval officer is mistaken for the killer due to an uncanny resemblance, he’s pulled into a high-stakes plan that demands intense preparation and dangerous deception across multiple countries.
Also known as Jackal · Le mandat
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Details
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1997-09-28
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Critic score
- 65/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (158 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a suspenseful spy thriller about impersonation, moral pressure, and escalating danger, with steady action along the way; Not for you if you dislike convoluted plots or implausible setups like in The Devil’s Double.
Pros: tense espionage setup; strong momentum; engaging training arc | Cons: premise feels far-fetched; can be confusing; some scenes overlong
Themes
- hitman
- espionage
- spy
- embassy
- kgb
- mistaken identity
- training
- naval officer
- murder
- terrorism
- bombing
- top secret
Cast & crew
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
Liliana Komorowska
as Agnieska
Von Flores
as Koj
Gregory Hlady
as KGB Aide
Gabriel Marian Oseciuc
as KGB Agent
Directed by Christian Duguay