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The Assignment

(Subtitled French & in Spanish)

Starring: Aidan Quinn; Donald Sutherland & Ben Kingsley Director: Christian Duguay Rated:

The Assignment (Subtitled French & in Spanish) Boxart

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Genre: Drama

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Item Number:
CTR 28359D

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DVD Features:

Encoding: Region 1; USA & Canada
Package Type: Keep Case
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 2-Channel - English

(unspecified) - French

Subtitles - English - Closed Captioned
Subtitles - Spanish, French - Optional

Additional Release Material:

Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer

Interactive Features:

Scene Selections
Interactive Menu

Entertainment Reviews:

Entertainment Weekly - 10/10/1997

"...The story moves along at an enjoyable clip....Quinn is particularly good..."

Los Angeles Times - 09/26/1997

"...Intriguing, fast-paced....Kingsley is quite good....Quinn is convincingly romantic..."

Chicago Sun-Times - 09/26/1997

"...A canny, tricky thriller....THE ASSIGNMENT is intelligent and gripping..."

Product Description:

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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Cast and Crew:

Starring		Aidan Quinn, Donald Sutherland & Ben Kingsley
Directed by		Christian Duguay
Produced by		Tom Berry & Franco Battista
Edited by		Yves Langlois
Screenwriting by		Dan Gordon & Sabi H. Shabtai
Composition by		Normand Corbeil
Costume Designer by		Ada Levin
Director of Photography		David Franco
Production Design by		Michael Joy
Performer		Claudia Ferri, Celine Bonnier, Vlasta Vrana, Liliana Komorowska, Von Flores, Al Waxman & Mitchell David Rothpan

DVD Details:

Label: Sony Pictures
Originally Released in: 1997
Number of Discs: 1
Rated:
Run Time: 1 hours, 55 minutes
Video: Color
Region: Region 1 encoding; USA & Canada.
Release Date: March 17, 1998
OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 59,547
Item UPC: 043396283596
Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx); Counts as 1 item(s) for International Shipping.

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