Stars: Aidan Quinn, Donald Sutherland, Ben Kingsley, Al Waxman, Liliana Komorowska, Vlasta Vrana, Celine Bonnier, Von Flores, Claudia Ferri, Mitchell David Rothpan

Director: Christian Duguay

Summary: Carlos 'The Jackal' is a terrorist who is sought by the governments of the United States and Israel. CIA master spy Jack Shaw and his Israeli counterpart, Amos, devise a chilling plan to draw Carlos out of hiding...

A CIA agent obsessed with apprehending infamous international terrorist Carlos "The Jackal" deploys a U.S. Navy man--who resembles Carlos exactly--in his scheme to discredit the legendary mercenary in the eyes of his employers. A complex psychological suspenser elevated above the bulging ranks of spy thrillers by its deep characterization and the dual role for Quinn.

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The intense thriller The Assignmentis a work of fiction with a factual basis. Aidan Quinn stars as Annibal Ramirez, an American naval officer with a striking resemblance to real-life international terrorist Carlos "the Jackal" Sanchez, the scourge of innocent people all over the world in the 1970s and 80s. Mistaken for Sanchez by the Israeli Mossad, Ramirez is arrested but subsequently recruited by the Mossad and the CIA to pose as Sanchez and set him up as a traitor to his underwriters. Ramirez leaves his family, receives training in all aspects of Sanchez's life, and is pulled into the netherworld of terrorism and espionage. Director Christian Duguay (Screamers) wisely emphasises character growth over obligatory action, drawing compelling portraits of an American intelligence official (Donald Sutherland) preoccupied with Sanchez; his Israeli counterpart (Ben Kingsley) and Ramirez himself, a man whose identity has merged with a monster's. --Tom Keogh

Aspect Ratio:	1.85 Wide Screen, 16:9 Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Theatrical Trailer, Filmographies
Subtitles:	Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish
Year:	1997
Release Date:	August 1, 2005
Runtime:	114 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	C 823 618 2
Keywords:	Assignment, General, Wide, Screen, Thriller
Genre:	Thriller