The Amateur
Brief Synopsis
After the fiancée of a CIA cryptographer is murdered by terrorists, he convinces his superiors to send him to Czechoslovakia to assassinate her killers. When he reaches his desination, he learns that there is much more to the murder than he suspected.
Cast & Crew
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Charles Jarrott
Director
John Savage
Charles Heller
Christopher Plummer
Professor Lakos
Marthe Keller
Elisabeth Vaculik
Arthur Hill
Brewer
Nicholas Campbell
Schraeger
Film Details
Also Known As
Amateur
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Drama
Political
Release Date
1981
Production Company
Film Opticals Of Canada (Toronto); Movie Magic
Distribution Company
20th Century Fox Distribution
Location
Vienna, Austria; Washington, DC, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 52m
Synopsis
After the fiancée of a CIA cryptographer is murdered by terrorists, he convinces his superiors to send him to Czechoslovakia to assassinate her killers. When he reaches his desination, he learns that there is much more to the murder than he suspected.
Cast
John Savage
Charles Heller
Christopher Plummer
Professor Lakos
Marthe Keller
Elisabeth Vaculik
Arthur Hill
Brewer
Nicholas Campbell
Schraeger
George Coe
Rutledge
John Marley
Molton
Jan Rubes
Kaplan
Ed Lauter
Anderson
Graham Jarvis
Porter
Chapelle Jaffe
Gretchen
Jan Triska
Rodzenko
Miguel Fernandes
Botaro
Lynne Griffin
Sara Kaplan
Jacques Godin
Argus
Vladimir Valenta
Uncle Ludwig
Vlasta Vrana
Guide
Neil Dainard
Slater
Lee Broker
Sharp-Eyed Man
Tedde Moore
Newscaster
Maruska Stankova
Eva Lakos
Irena Mayeska
Woman Clerk
George Buza
4th Terrorist
George R Robertson
Us Consul
John Kerr
Cia Security Guard
Guy Sanvido
News Vendor
Robert Beatty
Ambassador Neville
Walther Reyer
Chancellor
Francois Klanfer
Vice-Consul
Peter Wolsdorff
General Felder
Henry Gomez
Master Sergeant
Erin Flannery
Waitress
Lisa Schrage
1st Teenage Girl
Susan Young
2nd Teenage Girl
Tony Kramreither
Tv Director
Paul Reymont
Tv Technician
Aubrey Taylor
Doorman
Roman Chabursky
Busboy
Bob Lem
Nakamura
Fred Culik
Martin
Peter Langley
Demolitions Expert
Harry Hornisch
Watcher
Helmut Graef
Taxi Driver
Wally Bondarenko
Czech Detective
Zdenek Gruner
Czech Officer
John Kerr
Crew
Jon Andersen
Assistant Director
Guenter Bartlik
Scenic Artist
John Berger
Props
Ken Brooke
Makeup
Michael Brownstone
Location Manager
Gusti Brunjes
Assistant Director (Vienna)
Michael Clifford
Special Effects
John Coquillon
Director Of Photography
Robert Crone
Steadicam Operator
James Devis
Camera Operator 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)
Garth H Drabinsky
Producer
Dennis Drummond
Sound Effects Editor
Otto Boris Dworak
Production Manager (Vienna)
Margarete Ehringer
Makeup (Vienna)
Len Engel
Sound Recording (Music)
Stephan Fanfara
Editor
Jane Feinberg
Casting
Mike Fenton
Casting
Leland Fisher
Special Effects
Lynda Friendly
Publicist
Ron Gillham
Key Grip
Suzanne Grace
Costume Designer
Wayne Griffin
Sound Effects Editor
Gene Grigg
Special Effects
Austin Grimaldi
Sound Rerecording
Joe Grimaldi
Sound Rerecording
Isabelle Groote
Production Assistant (Vienna)
Richard Halsey
Editor Supervisor
Robert Hannah
Stunt Coordinator
Otta Hanus
Assistant Director
Hannah Hempstead
Production Supervisor (Vienna)
Rondi Johnson
Set Decorator
Connie Josefs
Other
Mario Kassar
Executive Producer
James Keeler
Hairstyles
Bruce Lange
Editor Assistant
Herwig Libowitzky
Art Direction (Vienna)
Robert Littell
Source Material (From Novel)
Robert Littell
Screenwriter
Suzanne Lore
Production Coordinator
Carl Lawrence Ludwig
Production Assistant
Aleida Macdonald
Wardrobe Mistress
Diana Maddox
Screenwriter
Sandra Marley
Script Supervisor
Rich Mason
Underwater Photography
Heather Mcintosh
Production Controller
Joel B. Michaels
Producer
Stuart Neumann
Location Manager (Washington)
Michael O'farrell
Sound Effects Editor
Dino Pigat
Sound Rerecording
Tom Pinteric
Production Assistant
Michael Rutter
Camera Operator 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)
Robert Saad
Underwater Camera Operator
Peter Shewchuk
Sound Recording
Steve Shewchuk
Set Decorator
Marilyn Stonehouse
Production Manager
Shin Sugino
Stills
Douy Swofford
Title Design
James Turrell
Camera Operator
Andrew Vajna
Executive Producer
Ken Wannberg
Music; Music Director
Rick Watts
Production Assistant
Robert Wertheimer
Assistant Director
Richard Wilcox
Art Direction
Trevor Williams
Production Designer
Trevor Williams
Production Designer
Al Woodbury
Original Music
Alan Zweig
Production Assistant
Film Details
Also Known As
Amateur
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Drama
Political
Release Date
1981
Production Company
Film Opticals Of Canada (Toronto); Movie Magic
Distribution Company
20th Century Fox Distribution
Location
Vienna, Austria; Washington, DC, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 52m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1981
Released in United States 1981
