The Assignment (1997)

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R | 1 hr 50 mins | Action, Drama, Thriller, Biopic | Released: 9/26/1997 |Box Office Total: $0.5M

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Synopsis:

Cuban-American navel officer Annibal Ramirez is a dead ringer for Carlos "The Jackal" Sanchez. His features are so close to those of Sanchez that he is brutally interrogated as a terrorist while on vacation in Israel. American counter-intellegence agent Jack Shaw and his Israeli counterpart Amos realize they can use Ramirez as bait for "The Jackal." Wanting to serve his country, Ramirez is unsure he can survive the physical and psychological trials he must endure to become like Sanchez. By the end of the training, however, Ramirez knows Sanchez better than anyone alive and enters the world as "The Jackal."

Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
9/26/1997

Director	Credit
Christian Duguay	Director
Cast	Credit
Aidan Quinn	Annibal Ramirez/Carlos
Donald Sutherland	Jack Shaw--Henry Fields
Ben Kingsley	Amos
Claudia Ferri	Maura Ramirez
Celine Bonnier	Carla
Vlasta Vrana	KGB Head Officer
Liliana Komorowska	Agnieska
Von Flores	Koj
Al Waxman	Carl Mickens--CIA
Mitchell David Rothpan	Joey Ramirez
Gregory Hlady	KGB Aide
Gabriel Marian Oseciuc	KGB Agent
Frederic Desager	KGB Agent
Kliment Denchev	KGB Technician
Yonathan Gordon	Yoni
Ndiouga Sarr	Nigerian Oil Minister
Manuel Aranguiz	Venezuelan Oil Minister
Leni Parker	OPEC Receptionist
Jacques LaVallee	DuFoltiere--DST
David Francis	Naval Aide
Gouchy Boy	CIA Aide
Tim Post	CIA Aide
Daniel Pilon	Admiral Crawford
Richard Jutras	Commander Scowcroft
Hisham Zayed	Libyan Customs Official
Ted Whittall	Norfold Police Captain
Francis Del Vecchio	Injured Paris Boy
Lisa Wegner	Berlin Lover
Lucie Laurier	Paris Lover
Neil Kroetsch	Ramirez' Father
Matthew Dupuis	Young Ramirez
Paul Stewart	Hospital Father
Claude Genest	Baseball Dad
Michael Caloz	Baseball Kid
David Franco	St Martin Postman
Heinz Becker	German Beerhall Singer
Louis Bouchard	German Beerhall Singer
Mark Knoeffel	German Beerhall Singer
Andres Lange	German Beerhall Singer
Martin Morf	German Beerhall Singer
Production Credits	Credit
David Saunders	Executive Producer
Stefan Wodoslawsky	Co-Producer
Josee Bernard	Co-Executive Producer
Tom Berry	Producer
Franco Battista	Producer
Joseph N Cohen	Executive Producer
Yves Laniel	Producer
Marion Doucet	Executive Producer
Cheryl Bainum	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Allegro Film	Production Company
Triumph Pictures	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Triumph Releasing	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Columbia TriStar Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Allegro Film	Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Tel Aviv, Israel
Budapest, Hungary
Writer	Credit
Dan Gordon	Screenplay
Sabi Shabtai	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Naomi Kol	Production Accountant
Sandor Balo	Accountant
Michael Annett	Assistant Accountant - accounting assistant
Martine Orban	Assistant Accountant - accounting assistant
Andrew E Pecs	Accountant - production accounting
Alain Louis Pharand	Assistant Accountant - accounting assistant
Helene Canse	Accountant - post-production accounting
Art Department	Credit
Ann Smart	Assistant Set Decorator - assistant decorator
Manuel Schor	Assistant Set Dresser
Luc Savoie	Storyboard Artist
Manon Girard	Dresser - principals dresser
James Fox	Art Director
Michael Joy	Production Designer
Helene LaFrance	Art Department Coordinator
Steve Clark	Artistic Advisor - art department researcher
Alain Clouatre	Swing Gang
Joseanne Brunelle	Art Department - scenic art
Frances Calder	Set Decorator - key decorator
Jean-Francois Campeau	Swing Gang
Alain Clouatre	Set Decorator - decorator
Louis Dandonneau	Assistant Set Decorator - assistant decorator
Eytan Levy	Art Director
Suzanne Gingras	Dresser - extras dresser
Daniel Magen	Assistant Set Dresser
Tristan Tondino	Art Department - scenic art
Francis Tremblay	Assistant Set Decorator - assistant decorator
Jocelyn Tremblay	Swing Gang
Michele Nolet	Set Decorator - decorator
Csaba Stork	Art Director
Francine Richard	Dresser - extras dresser
Michel Frenette	Art Department - compositing artist
Jacques Levesque	Art Department - compositing artist
Eric LaFrance St-Pierre	Swing Gang
Migel Mirkin	Set Decorator
Andre Montambeault	Art Department - compositing artist
Attila Feherhegyi	Set Decorator
Francois Gosselin	Swing Gang
Sebastien Moreau	Art Department - compositing artist
Robert O'Brien	Swing Gang
Serge Nadon	Swing Gang
Olivier Ruel	Art Department - compositing artist
Steve Tanguay	Swing Gang
Patrick Garcia	Swing Gang
Glendon Ray Light	Swing Gang
Alain Rouette	Swing Gang
Denis Lemire	Swing Gang
Stephane Connolly	Swing Gang
Casting	Credit
Mary Margiotta	Casting
Karen Margiotta	Casting
Lucie Robitaille	Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Brigitte Labelle	Craft Service
Ervin Schwender	Catering
Brigitte Renaud	Craft Service
Sagi Zehavi	Craft Service - craft services & driver
Gal Hermon	Craft Service - craft services & driver
Uzi Karin	Craft Service - craft services & driver
Zohar Vodraro	Craft Service - craft services & driver
Ram Netzer	Craft Service - craft services & driver
Film Camera	Credit
Philippe Bosse	Photography - still photographer
Jacques F Bernier	Camera Assistant
Georges Archambault	Camera Operator
Christian Duguay	Steadicam Operator - camera/Steadicam operator
James Tamblyn	Video Playback - 24-frame video playback
Mark Hoffman	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
David Franco	Director of Photography
Bruno Philip	Camera Operator
Michel Bolduc	Camera Assistant
Francois Daignault	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Michel Bernier	Camera Assistant
Danielle Turgeon	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Francois Pavant	Camera Assistant
Kristen Dolenko	Assistant Camera Operator - 2nd assistant camera
Rene Frechette	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Philippe Prud'Homme	Camera Assistant
Jozsef Takacs	Camera Assistant
Mickey Binyamini	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera/2nd unit operator (2nd Unit)
Yehuda Sar Israel	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Raam Don	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Triumph Releasing	Foreign Distribution Sales
Legal	Credit
Mary Bradley	Legal Counsel
Sam Coppola	Legal Services - Canadian legal services
Michel Cerro	Legal Services - legal assistant
Music	Credit
Andy Williams	Song Performer
George Wyle	Song
Roger Hewett	Orchestrations
Erich Kory	Soloist - cello solo
Michel Gauvin	Music Editor
Normand Corbeil	Music
Marc Belanger	Music Conductor - strings conductor
James Darling	Music Contractor - strings contractor
Luc Boivin	Music Performer - percussion
Francis Covan	Soloist - violin solo
Martin Fournier	Music - saxophone solo
Edward Pola	Song
Chris Stone	Song
Ian Terry	Music - music sound engineer
Physical Effects	Credit
Stephane Lefebvre	Stunt Man - Ramirez/Carlos stunt doubles
Jeremy Lavalley	Stunts - stunt rigger
Michael Scherer	Stunt Coordinator
Marc Desourdy	Stunt Man - Ramirez/Carlos stunt doubles
Anderson Chet Bradshaw	Stunts
Andrew D Campbell	Stunts
John Walsh	Stunt Man - Jack Shaw's stunt double
Annie Carignan	Stunts
Jason Cavalier	Stunts
Mike Chute	Stunts
Peter Cox	Stunts
Gina DuHamel	Stunts
Charlene Francique	Stunts
Benoit Gauthier	Stunts