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The Assignment

Jack Shaw has experienced the terror first-hand. He's a top CIA agent who's tracked international killer-for-hire Carlos "The Jackal" Sanchez for over twenty years and barely survived Carlos' devastating bombing of a Parisian cafe. Now, he finally gets a break when he discovers Carlos' dead ringer: American naval officer and dedicated family man Annibal Ramirez.

19971h 59mRThriller, Action, Crime

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About The Assignment

Directors
Christian Duguay
Cast
Aidan Quinn, Donald Sutherland, Ben Kingsley, Claudia Ferri, Céline Bonnier, Vlasta Vrana
Genres
Thriller, Action, Crime
Content rating
R
Original language
English
Production countries
Canada
Status
Released

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