Assassination Tango (2003)

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R | 1 hr 54 mins | Action, Drama, Thriller, Dance | Released: 3/28/2003 |Box Office Total: $0.9M

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John J. is deeply devoted to his girlfriend, Maggie, and to her young daughter, Jenny. He is also passionate about dancing, a talent he hones at local Brooklyn dance halls. But his skill on the dance floor seems incongruous with his profession--John is a hit man, and a very good one. Hired to assassinate an Argentine general in Buenos Aires, John is met in Argentina by Miguel, who takes him to the home of a couple whose son the general had killed. But John isn’t interested in pathos or politics. As he says, “There’s two sides to every story.” He just wants to do his job, do it well, get paid, and get home. But when the General unexpectedly delays his return to Buenos Aires, John’s neat plans are trashed. Angry, alone, and with nothing to do until the General’s return, John explores the city and soon discovers the rich and mysterious world of the tango. nthralled, he watches the dancers in the clubs moving with a spellbinding combination of fire and ice, passion and precision. He is hooked and begins to insinuate himself into the life of Manuela, a charming, brilliant dancer who becomes his teacher and guide into the world of this new dance. Vacillating between his profession and newfound passion, John finally is able to complete his hit, only to find out the vengeful military has tightened national security like a noose. Spellbound by the rich and mysterious world Manuela has shown him, his idyll is shattered when the reality of why he’s there comes crashing down around him. His chances of getting out of Argentina grow slim as he struggles to keep from being found and killed. As evading capture becomes ever more difficult and he finds himself alone with no one to trust, John desperately tries to find a way out of South America and back home.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
3/28/2003

Studio	Credit
United Artists Pictures Inc.	Studio
Sonic Recording Studio	Studio Scoring Studio
Director	Credit
Robert Duvall	Director
Cast	Credit
Robert Duvall	John J
Kathy Baker	Maggie
Lucianna Pedraza	Manuela
Ruben Blades	Miguel
Frank Gio	Frankie
Julio Oscar Mechoso	Orlando
James Keane	Whitey
Katherine Micheaux Miller	Jenny
Frank Cassavetes	Jo Jo
Michael Corrente	Cop
Raul Outeda	Tony Manas
Maria Nieves	Tia Maria
Orlando Paiva	Paiva
Carlos Rodida	Carlito
Geraldine Rojas	Pirucha
Renée Victor	Stella
Estela Arcos	Ballroom Teacher
Gabriel Cejas	Chirozo Guy
Guillermo Cespedes	Salsa Band
Gregorio Dayton	Intelligence Officer's Aide
Delfina	Manuelita
Jorge Dispaire	Tango Instructor and Choreographer
Dario Dorzi	Ballroom Dancers
Alberto Gabiero	Deli Man
Humberto "Nenge" Hernandez	Salsa Band
Susana Lanteri	General's Wife
Ricardo Lazara	Pensione Owner
Fernando Llosa	Intelligence Officer
Natalie Lobo	Prostitute
Hector Malamud	Hotel Day Clerk
Jorge Manganelli	Sin Rumbo Club MC
Nelson Marquez	Salsa Band
Richard Marquez	Salsa Band
Stella Misse	Manuela's Girlfriends
Javier Montu	TV Announcer
Markenza Nowak	Orlando's Aunt
Jorge Noya	Hotel Night Club
Armando Orzuza	Manuela's Tango Partner
Mariana Otero	Manuela's Girlfriends
Alicia Palmes	Housekeeper
Carmen Renard	Pensione Owner's Mother
Maria Salome Resano	Riding Teacher
Daniel Reyes	Chief of Police
Javier Lambert Rodriguez	Pirucha's 1st Tango Partner
Maria Del Carmen Romero	La Turca
Alicia Beatriz Sampayo	Ballroom Dancers
Jorge Vargas	News Reporter
Pablo Veron	Pirucha's Final Tango Partner
Eduardo Wigutow	Orlando's Uncle
Production Credits	Credit
Robert Duvall	Producer
Francis Ford Coppola	Executive Producer
Raul Outeda	Co-Producer
Steven Brown	Co-Producer
Linda Reisman	Executive Producer
Rob Carliner	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
American Zoetrope Film Library	Production Company
Butcher's Run Productions	Production Company
Tango Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
MGM/UA Distribution Company	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
MGM/UA Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Locations
Buenos Aires, Argentina
New York, New York, USA
Writer	Credit
Robert Duvall	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Jose Gabriel Fernandez	Assistant Accountant
Jennifer Freed	Post-Production Accountant
Mary Sunshine	Accountant
Graciela Torres	Accountant
Spring Sutter	Assistant Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Stefania Cella	Production Designer
Javier Casals	Set Decorator
Sara Parks	Art Director
Matias Games	Assistant Set Decorator
Jorge Horacio Mondello	Leadman
Maria Vacas	Charge Scenic Painter - Art Departmaent Coordinator
Casting	Credit
Renee Rousselot	Casting Director
Pablo Perez Gimenez	Extras Casting
Sondra James	Voice Casting
Ed Johnston	Casting Director
Villegas Brothers/Rippel	Casting Agency
Craft Services	Credit
Eduardo Bonfiglio	Catering
Film Camera	Credit
Camaras Y Luces S.A.	Camera Equipment - Camera Provider
Valeria Weil	Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist
Joe Christofori	Assistant Camera - First Assistant Camera (2nd Unit)
Juan Urruzola	Photography - Still Photographer
Gil Carreras	Color Timer
Brian Heller	Camera Operator (2nd Unit)
Felix Monti	Director of Photography
Brian Heller	Director of Photography (2nd Unit)
Gilberto Otero	Camera Operator - "A" Camera Operator
Ignacio Musich	Assistant Camera - First Assistant "A" Camera
Carlos Ritter	Assistant Camera - First Assistant "B" Camera
Jorge Guillermo Behnisch	Camera Operator - "B" Camera Operator
Vanesa S. Ritacco	Assistant Camera - Second Assistant "A" Camera
Demian Rodenstein	Assistant Camera - Second Assistant "B" Camera
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Myriad Pictures	Foreign Distribution Sales
Legal	Credit
Suaya, Roca, Memelsdorff & Asociados	Legal Services - Legal Services- Argentina (Arizona)
Music	Credit
Giovanni Bacalov	Orchestrations
Goffredo Gibellini	Score Mixing - Music Scoring Mixer
Charlie Feldman	Music Supervisor
Missy Cohen	Music Editor - Additional Music Editor
Luis Bacalov	Music
Patrick Mullins	Music Editor
Luis Bacalov	Orchestrations
Physical Effects	Credit
Frederico Cueva	Stunt Coordinator
Azul Mektoubdjian	Stunt Double - Jenny's Riding Double
Mariano Cueva	Stunt Player
Andrea Lopez	Stunt Player
Patricio Skinner	Stunt Player
Production Management	Credit
Patricia Apter	Production Coordinator
Jennifer Lane	Post-Production Supervisor
Julie Oppenheimer	Script Supervisor (2nd Unit)
Jonathan Perel	Unit Production Manager
Demian Cosentino	Assistant Location Manager
Fernando Altschul	Assistant Director
Susan Abramson	Assistant Production Coordinator - Assistant to the Executive Producer
Barbara Factorovich	Location Manager
Amy R Trachtman	Post-Production Coordinator
Barbara Factorovich	Unit Manager
Michele Giordano	Production Supervisor (2nd Unit)
Martin Miranda	Location Assistant
M Michele Nishikawa	Production Supervisor
Greg Routt	Location Manager (2nd Unit)
Amanda Slater	Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Tracy Young	Script Supervisor
Natalia Mussolana	Assistant Production Coordinator
Eric Schwarz	Production Coordinator (2nd Unit)
Tomas Gutierrez Hachard	Production Coordinator - Production Assistant
Yvette Gurza	Assistant Director
Leandro Niceboim	Production Coordinator - Production Assistant
Elaine Kavanagh	Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Maria Alvarez	Assistant Director
Adam Prince	Production Coordinator
Sebastian Wainstein	Assistant Director
Anabella Speziale	Assistant Director - Assistant To Mr. Duvall and Mr. Carliner
Maria Julia Auge	Assistant Director - Assistant to Mr. Duvall
Luis Bernardez	Assistant Director - Assistant to the UPM
Publicity	Credit
Jeff Hill	Publicity
Public Relations	Credit
Falko Ink	Publicity publicity
Falco Ink	Publicity Public Relations
Sound	Credit
George Lara	Foley - Foley Engineer
Mark Pearman	Sound Effects - Sound Effects Recordist
Paul J. Zydel	ADR - ADR Engineer
Wyatt Sprague	Sound Effects Editor
Ben Cheah	Supervising Sound Editor
Steve Aaron	Sound Recordist - Production Sound Recorder
Scott Clements	Boom Operator
Peter Waggoner	Rerecording Mixer - Re-recording Sound Mixer
Kenton Jakub	ADR Editor
Gisburg Smialek	Assistant Sound Editor
Marko Costanzo	Foley Artist
Pablo M. Trilnik	Sound - Cable
Lila Yomtoob	Assistant Sound Editor - Apprentice Sound Editor
Pablo M. Trilnik	Sound Effects - Sound Effects Recordist
Robert Karol	Sound Effects - Sound Effects Librarian
Allan Zaleski	Sound Effects - Sound Effects Librarian
Visual Effects	Credit
Federico Cueva	Special Effects Coordinator
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Ellen Falguiere	Assistant Costume Designer
Carla Danio	Wardrobe - Assistant Wadrobe
Beatriz De Benedetto	Costume Designer
Alvarez (Coca)	Seamstress Supervisor - Seamstress
Pamela L Aaron	Costumer (2nd Unit)
Anthony Gueli	Hair Stylist (2nd Unit)
Maria Fatima Macera	Key Costumer
Silvina Koppel	Makeup Artist - Key Make-Up Artist
Manlio Rocchetti	Makeup Artist - Mr. Duvall's Make-Up & Hair
Nancy Lina Marignac	Hair Stylist
Maria Astudillo	Seamstress Supervisor - Seamstress
Paula Taratuto	Key Costumer
Alberto Moccia	Hair Stylist - Key Hair Stylist

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