- Release Date: 1997
- Runtime: 111 min
- Genre: Thriller
- Starring: Aidan Quinn, Donald Sutherland, Ben Kingsley, Claudia Ferri ... see all
- Director: Christian Duguay
- Plot: An American naval officer is recruited for an operation to eliminate his lookalike, the infamous terrorist Carlos The Jackal.
User Reviews
never saw it and could not get through it on DVD
Jan 12, 2006
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Jan 12, 20067593825 - yahoo.com
I dont know, it was long and boring, I did not make it through. Fell asleep and you would be better off skipping this boring movie.... Full review
This Movie was Wonderful
Jan 10, 2006
titanic_jayden - yahoo.com
Jan 10, 2006titanic_jayden - yahoo.com
It was the first time I saw this movies, every actor-actress was wonderful the story was very good and action packed.Where can I find to buy. Kathy. ****.com... Full review
great combination for action and triller
Sep 03, 2005
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Sep 03, 2005movie_freak_one - yahoo.com
great acting crew excelent story i liked this film since first time i saw it i have seen it couple more times since then and its like gettin better its not worth talking about it just must see it i will... Full review
Best `Jackal` movie i have seen so far
Jul 31, 2004
stoil_topalov - yahoo.com
Jul 31, 2004stoil_topalov - yahoo.com
Amazing!! Completely fascinating storyline, great action, and great acting! One of the greatest action movies ever, i absolutely loved it...... Full review
Great!
May 04, 2004
mike_dolen - yahoo.com
May 04, 2004mike_dolen - yahoo.com
Loved it. The Assignment is one of my favorites. I love all actors and the story. The direction is excellent.... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Mar 08, 2004Laramie Movie Scope
One of the reasons the film is interesting to watch is the unusual camera work.
Laramie Movie Scope:The Assignment A stylish, Clancy-type spy thriller by Robert Roten, Film Critic
This film does not show spy work as glamorous at all.
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| Oct 14, 1997Los Angeles Times
With all of Duguay's artiness--much of it quite effective--"The Assignment" is, in many ways, an old-fashioned film.
Consequently, it's a refreshing lack of gray that provides much of the appeal of "The Assignment," director Christian Duguay's intriguing, fast-paced and very straightforward spy chase, which pits a look-alike U.S. Navy officer against Illich Ramirez Sanchez--a.k.a.
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| Sep 26, 1997San Francisco Chronicle
In ``The Assignment,'' Duguay wastes no time letting everybody know there's an enthusiastic presence at work.
Then it finally lets loose, with director Christian Duguay proving that he can do action with the best of them.
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| Sep 26, 1997theglobeandmail.com
Jackal assignment double trouble for Quinn....If there's a small saving grace to this crude thriller, it is the work of Montreal-born director Christian Duguay ( The Screamers, Adrift ),who shows flashes of real flare.....if Carlos the Jackal was as cute as actor Aidan Quinn, he probably would have become something other than the world's most notorious terrorist.....Quinn is likable, if fairly wooden as usual, alternating between his slush-mouthed American accent and his brooding Spanish accent.....dodge li ... Full Review
Chicago Sun-Times
Both films involve an international hunt for a dangerous terrorist, but ``The Peacemaker'' is a cartoon and ``The Assignment'' is intelligent and gripping--and it has a third act!
The Assignment'' gives us ensemble work by fine actors, it has a villain of great complexity (developed through the process of imitating him), and at the end there is a tantalizing situation for us to unravel as we leave the theater.
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News
The Assignment
boxoffice.com –
2008-08-01
The turbulent life story of the notorious Venezuelan terrorist known as Carlos has been freely adapted to the screen in an occasionally intelligent but more often inept manner. ... Full Article
A bungled "Assignment'
sfgate.com –
1997-09-26
SOMEBODY botched "The Assignment," and I'd have to finger the screenwriters.The picture is a spy thriller about a plan concocted by a CIA man to bring down the infamous terrorist Carlos the Jackal - and what a plan. ... Full Article

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