The Assignment

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1997 · 119 min · R · Thriller · Action · Crime · TMDB 6.3/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Christian Duguay

Cast

• Aidan Quinn — Annibal Ramirez / Carlos
• Donald Sutherland — Jack Shaw / Henry Fields
• Ben Kingsley — Amos
• Claudia Ferri — Maura Ramirez
• Céline Bonnier — Carla