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The Assignment

1997·1h 55m·R
CrimeThrillerAction
IMDb Rating
★ 6.8/10
10,622 votes

An American naval officer is recruited for an operation to eliminate his lookalike, the infamous terrorist Carlos The Jackal.

The Assignment is a 1997 crime thriller movie directed by Christian Duguay, starring Donald Sutherland, Ben Kingsley, Aidan Quinn. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.8/10 from 10,622 votes and runs 1h 55m.

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Director
Christian Duguay
Stars
Donald Sutherland
Ben Kingsley
Aidan Quinn
Claudia Ferri
Details
1997-09-26
115 min
Movie
R
★ Canada
★ English, French, Spanish
Keywords
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