The Assignment
Brief Synopsis
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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."
Cast & Crew
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Christian Duguay
Director
Aidan Quinn
Annibal Ramirez/Carlos
Donald Sutherland
Jack Shaw--Henry Fields
Ben Kingsley
Amos
Claudia Ferri
Maura Ramirez
Celine Bonnier
Carla
Film Details
Also Known As
Assignment
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Biography
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1997
Production Company
BFL Canada; Canadian Film Or Video Production Tax Credit; Film Effects Inc.; Film Finances, Inc.; Illumination Mac Guff; Les Productions Clavicorde Inc; Super Ecran; The Movie Network; Triumph Pictures; Triumph Releasing
Distribution Company
ALLEGRO FILM/TRIUMPH RELEASING; 20th Century Fox International; Cts; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Sony Pictures Releasing; Sony Pictures Releasing; Sony Pictures Releasing International; Stjornubio; Triumph Releasing; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International
Location
Tel Aviv, Israel; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Budapest, Hungary
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 55m
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."
Director
Christian Duguay
Director
Cast
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 Lavallée
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
Luc Boivin
Performer
Crew
Marcello Adatto
Props Assistant (Belfilms Ltd/Israel)
Benoit Alarie
Grip
Francois Allard
Electrician
Pierre Allard
Transportation Captain
Yves Amyot
Electrician
Alec Anderson
Construction Coordinator
Michael Annett
Accounting Assistant
Ilan Apel
Cast Driver (Belfilms Ltd/Israel)
Georges Archambault
Additional Camera Operator
Tim Archer
Re-Recording Engineer
Itzik Ben Aroya
Key Grip (Belfilms Ltd/Israel)
Henri Aubertin
Costume Buyer
Jean-paul Auclair
Generator Operator
Nancy Auclair
Location Scout
Cheryl Bainum
Producer (Buzz Image Group)
Mihaly Balasko
Stand-By Construction (Tma-Transatlantic Media/Hungary)
Sandor Balo
Accountant (Tma-Transatlantic Media/Hungary)
Gyula Balogh
Best Boy Grip (Tma-Transatlantic Media/Hungary)
Itzhak Bareli
Special Effects Assistant (Belfilms Ltd/Israel)
Krisztina Barkoczky
Other
Franco Battista
Producer
Marc H Beaulieu
Boom Operator (Belfilms Ltd/Israel)
Louise Bedard
Location Scout
Benoit Begin
Driver
Marc Bélanger
Strings Conductor
Novek Belanger
Unit Publicist
Richard Belanger
Post-Production Coordinator
Caroline Beliveau
3rd Assistant Director
Jocelyne Bellemare
Makeup Dailies
Zsolt Bene
Driver (Tma-Transatlantic Media/Hungary)
Christian Bergeron
Donald Sutherland'S Driver
Sylvain Bergevin
Electrician
Josee Bernard
Co-Executive Producer
Jacques F Bernier
Additional Camera Assistant
Michel Bernier
Additional Camera Assistant
Tom Berry
Producer
Mickey Binyamini
1st Assistant Camera/2nd Unit Operator (2nd Unit) (Belfilms Ltd/Israel)
Brian Black
Assistant (To Christian Duguay)
Andras Bogdan
Other
Jean Boivin
Production Assistant
Michel Bolduc
Additional Camera Assistant
Michel B Bordeleau
Supervising Sound Editor
Philippe Bosse
Still Photographer
Diane Boucher
Other
Virginie Boudreau
Makeup Dailies
Claude Boulet
Other
Mary Bradley
Legal Counsel
Anderson Chet Bradshaw
Stunts
Cecile Braemer
Costume Department Coordinator
Karoly Braunner
Key Grip (Tma-Transatlantic Media/Hungary)
Michel Brohez
Other
Michel Brouillette
Other
Joseph Lang Browns
Other
Joseanne Brunelle
Scenic Art (Art Applique)
Frances Calder
Key Decorator
Andrew D Campbell
Stunts
Jean-francois Campeau
Swing Gang
Helene Canse
Post-Production Accounting
Alain Caporicci
Production Assistant
Johanne Caporicci
Location Manager
Annie Carignan
Stunts
Claudine Carpentier
Other
Tim J Carroll
Dolby Stereo Consultant
Denis Caspar
Graphics Artist
Yves Castonguay
Props Assistant
Jason Cavalier
Stunts
Michel Cerro
Legal Assistant
Guylaine Chagnon
Continuity (Belfilms Ltd/Israel)
Stephane Charron
Electrician
Jean Chasse
Props Buyer
Mike Chute
Stunts
Jozsef Cirko
Production Manager (Tma-Transatlantic Media/Hungary)
Steve Clark
Art Department Researcher
Steven Clark
Artistic Advisor
Alain Clouatre
Decorator
Alain Clouatre
Swing Gang
Guy Cloutier
Costume Key Dresser
Gary Coates
Other
Joseph N Cohen
Executive Producer
Didier Communaux
Driver
Stephane Connolly
Swing Gang
Sam Coppola
Canadian Legal Services (Coppola Hart St-Pierre)
Normand Corbeil
Music
Ryal Cosgrove
Physical Special Effects Supervisor
Francis Covan
Violin Solo
Peter Cox
Stunts
Mike Cozons
Assistant Rigger
Donna Croce
Assistant (To Franco Battista)
Gabor Csakovics
Other
Zsolt Csutak
Unit Manager (Tma-Transatlantic Media/Hungary)
Denise D'amours
Office Secretary
Francois Daignault
2nd Assistant Camera
Yoav Damti
Boom Operator (Belfilms Ltd/Israel)
Louis Dandonneau
Assistant Decorator
Gary Daprato
Foley Artist
James Darling
Strings Contractor
Luc Deguise
Assistant Wardrobe Master
Jean-yves Denis
Grip
Louise Deschenes
Seamstress
Marc Desourdy
Ramirez/Carlos Stunt Doubles
Melina Dicristo
Makeup Dailies
Robert Ditchburn
2nd Unit 1st Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Kristen Dolenko
Second 2nd Assistant Camera
Raam Don
2nd Assistant Camera (Belfilms Ltd/Israel)
Jacques Dorion
Costume Department Runner
Marion Doucet
Executive Producer (Buzz Image Group)
Pascal Dufaux
Graphics Artist
Christian Duguay
Camera/Steadicam Operator
Gina Duhamel
Stunts
Paul Dupont
Other
Yanick Dusseault
Digital Matte Artist (Buzz Image Group)
John Dykstra
Foley Recordist
Bram Eisenthal
Unit Publicist
Shimon Elimelech
Wardrobe Master (Belfilms Ltd/Israel)
Rick Ellis
Re-Recording Engineer
Zsolt Feher
Other
Attila Feherhegyi
Set Decorator (Tma-Transatlantic Media/Hungary)
Bruno Ferland
Electrician
Deak Ferrand
Digital Matte Artist (Buzz Image Group)
Natalie Fleurant
Sound Effects Editor
Raoul Fortin
Driver
Martin Fournier
Saxophone Solo
James Fox
Art Director
Charlene Francique
Stunts
David Franco
Director Of Photography
Sassi Franco
Other
Monika Frankl
Wardrobe Assistant (Tma-Transatlantic Media/Hungary)
Mario Fraser
Computer Graphics Imaging Animator (Buzz Image Group)
Rene Frechette
3rd Assistant Camera
Michel Frenette
Compositing Artist (Buzz Image Group)
Zoltan Fulop
Transportation Coordinator (Tma-Transatlantic Media/Hungary)
Yiftach Gabai
Assistant Location Manager (Belfilms Ltd/Israel)
Daniel Gagnon
Grip
Francine Gagnon
Assistant Make-Up
Sylvie Gagnon
Wardrobe Mistress Extras
Paul-emile Gallant
Production Assistant
Gilbert Garcia
Head Carpenter
Jean-francois Garcia
Carpenter
Patrick Garcia
Swing Gang
Benoit Gauthier
Stunts
Francois Gauthier
Stunts
Michel Gauvin
Music Editor
Sebastien Gervais
Electrician
Nimi Getter
Gaffer (Belfilms Ltd/Israel)
Michel Ghorayeb
Stunts
Michel Ghoyareb
Stunts
Stephen Gilbert
Art Department Runner
Natalie Ginat
Production Assistant (Belfilms Ltd/Israel)
Suzanne Gingras
Extras Dresser
Manon Girard
Principals Dresser
Moshe Gissis
Driver (Belfilms Ltd/Israel)
Johnny Goar
Stunts
Shai Goldenberg
Grip (Belfilms Ltd/Israel)
Dan Gordon
Screenwriter
Francois Gosselin
Swing Gang
Melany Goudreau
Assistant Director Trainee
Anne Grandbois
Props Assistant
Jennifer-lys Grenier
Assistant
Naama Halperin
3rd Assistant Director (Belfilms Ltd/Israel)
Johnny Harkala
Driver
Avidan Hatuka
Camp Manager (Belfilms Ltd/Israel)
Terry Hawkins
Military Consultant
Claude Hazanavicius
Location Sound Recordist
Simon Hebert
Assistant Unit Manager
R J Henning
Carpenter
Gal Hermon
Craft Services & Driver (Belfilms Ltd/Israel)
Roger Hewett
Original Music
Mark Hoffman
1st Assistant Camera
Julie Houle
Makeup (Belfilms Ltd/Israel)
Monika Hufnagel
Hair Dresser (Tma-Transatlantic Media/Hungary)
Daniel Huysman
Property Master
France Hyman
Makeup (Belfilms Ltd/Israel)
Silvi Imbeault
Production Coordinator (Buzz Image Group)
Yehuda Sar Israel
2nd Assistant Camera (Belfilms Ltd/Israel)
Pierric Jouvante
Grip
Michael Joy
Production Designer
Daniel Juneau
Props Assistant
Uzi Karin
Craft Services & Driver (Belfilms Ltd/Israel)
Boaz Katzenelson
Property Master (Belfilms Ltd/Israel)
Nick Kerridge
Carpenter
Shabtai Kimhi
Other
Yaacov Kimmelfeld
Camp Driver & Assistant (Belfilms Ltd/Israel)
Bobe Kiraly
Cashier (Tma-Transatlantic Media/Hungary)
Attila Kiss
Props (Tma-Transatlantic Media/Hungary)
Pini Klavir
Special Effects & Weapons (Belfilms Ltd/Israel)
Naomi Kol
Production Accountant (Belfilms Ltd/Israel)
Michael Konydes
Office Assistant
Daria Korolus
Foreign Location Coordinator
Erich Kory
Cello Solo
Agota Kovacs
Other
Balazs Kovacs
Set Production Assistant (Tma-Transatlantic Media/Hungary)
Gabor Kovacs
Construction
Tamas Krausz
Electrician (Tma-Transatlantic Media/Hungary)
Yohannan Kredo
2nd Assistant Director (Belfilms Ltd/Israel)
Maurice Krouche
Transportation Captain
Brigitte Labelle
Craft Service
Helene Lafrance
Art Department Coordinator
Eric Lafrance St-pierre
Swing Gang
Stephen Laidlaw
Carpenter
Stephen Laidlaw
Carpenter
Film Details
Also Known As
Assignment
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Biography
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1997
Production Company
BFL Canada; Canadian Film Or Video Production Tax Credit; Film Effects Inc.; Film Finances, Inc.; Illumination Mac Guff; Les Productions Clavicorde Inc; Super Ecran; The Movie Network; Triumph Pictures; Triumph Releasing
Distribution Company
ALLEGRO FILM/TRIUMPH RELEASING; 20th Century Fox International; Cts; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Sony Pictures Releasing; Sony Pictures Releasing; Sony Pictures Releasing International; Stjornubio; Triumph Releasing; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International
Location
Tel Aviv, Israel; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Budapest, Hungary
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 55m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall September 26, 1997
Limited Release in United States September 26, 1997
Released in United States on Video March 17, 1998
Based upon a true story.
Completed shooting June 27, 1996.
Began shooting February 11, 1996.
Released in United States Fall September 26, 1997
Limited Release in United States September 26, 1997
Released in United States on Video March 17, 1998
