The Assignment

The Assignment

119 mins | Crime, Action, Thriller | Sept. 28, 1997

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.

The Assignment

119 mins | Crime, Action, Thriller | Sept. 28, 1997

The Assignment
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers The Movie Network, Allegro Films, Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit Fund (CPTC), Super Écran, Gouvernement du Québec, Triumph Films, Satch-Mo, Program de Credits of Impuc
Original title The Assignment
Directors David McLeod, Robbie Ditchburn, Lorette Leblanc, Guylaine Chagnon, Christian Duguay
Writers Sabi H. Shabtai, Dan Gordon

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

Liliana Komorowska

as Agnieska

Von Flores

as Koj

Hryhoriy Hlady

as KGB Aide

Gabriel Marian Oseciuc

as KGB Agent

Mitchell David Rothpan

as Joey Ramirez

Frédéric Desager

as KGB Agent

Kliment Denchev

as KGB Technician

Yonathan Gordon

as Yoni

Al Waxman

as Carl Mickens - CIA