The Assignment
- Thriller
- Action
- Crime
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 is a 1997 action thriller about a CIA agent who discovers an American naval officer who is the physical double of an international assassin he's been hunting for two decades. Released in September 1997, the film follows Jack Shaw's plan to use this lookalike to finally capture the elusive killer-for-hire known as Carlos 'The Jackal.'
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Aidan QuinnAnnibal Ramirez / Carlos
Donald SutherlandJack Shaw / Henry Fields
Ben KingsleyAmos
Claudia FerriMaura Ramirez
Céline BonnierCarla
Vlasta VranaKGB Head Officer
Liliana KomorowskaAgnieska
Von FloresKoj
Gregory HladyKGB Aide
Gabriel Marian OseciucKGB Agent- Mitchell David RothpanJoey Ramirez
Frédéric DesagerKGB Agent- Kliment DenchevKGB Technician
- Yonathan GordonYoni
Al WaxmanCarl Mickens - CIA
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When was The Assignment released?
The Assignment was released on September 28, 1997.
What is The Assignment about?
The film follows CIA agent Jack Shaw, who has pursued international assassin Carlos 'The Jackal' for over twenty years. When Shaw discovers that American naval officer Annibal Ramirez is Carlos' physical double, he devises a plan to use the lookalike to capture his target.
What genre is The Assignment?
The Assignment is a thriller and action crime film.
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