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Ronin (1998) -- When an international team of former Cold War intelligence adversaries meet in a warehouse, their adventure of friendship, intrigue and betrayal has just begun.
Ronin (1998) -- A freelancing former US intelligence agent tries to track down a mysterious package that is wanted by both the Irish and the Russians.
Ronin (1998) -- A freelancing former US intelligence agent tries to track down a mysterious package that is wanted by both the Irish and the Russians.
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Overview

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Director:

John Frankenheimer

Writers:

J.D. Zeik (story)
J.D. Zeik (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

25 September 1998 (USA) more

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller more

Tagline:

Your ally could become your enemy more

Plot:

A freelancing former US intelligence agent tries to track down a mysterious package that is wanted by both the Irish and the Russians. full summary | full synopsis

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Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations more

User Comments:

An exciting film with tour de force performances by De Niro & Jean Reno… more (527 total)

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Nov. 157:30 PMCW   


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Additional Details

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and some language.

Runtime:

122 min

Country:

UK | USA

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo | DTS


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Trivia:

To make it look like Robert De Niro and Natascha McElhone were actually driving during the car chase, right hand drive cars were used, with the passenger side made up to mirror the real controls. The actors then mimicked the stunt drivers movements. more

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During the long Paris car chase, the brake lights of the camera car are frequently visible reflected in the headlights of the following stunt car. more

Quotes:

Spence: Got the swag, kept the money. It's a job well done, a job well done. That's a fact. more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Top Gear: (2006-06-04)" (2006) more

Soundtrack:

The Sleeping Beauty: Ballet Suite more


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23 out of 26 people found the following comment useful.
An exciting film with tour de force performances by De Niro & Jean Reno…, 23 June 2007
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The movie begins with a bunch of international mercenaries, five to be exact, gathering in a bistro in Paris… Working only for money, their job was strictly to take intact a metal suitcase from several men—very well armed— who'll be intent on preventing them… No information was given about its contents, value or purpose…

An extraordinary cast of actors forms the group:

Robert De Niro, the ex-CIA agent and expert strategist; Jean Reno, the French mercenary; Stellan Skarsgard, the mysterious computer professional; Sean Bean, the ace field man; and Skipp Sudduth, the specialist in driving getaway cars…

Dierdre (Natascha McElhone) is the icy Irishwoman who explains the mission, but she is not necessarily the one fully in charge… It seems that the 'handler' who pulls the strings is an Irish fugitive called Seamus (Jonathan Pryce).

The film becomes tense and very exciting when one of the five members double-crosses the rest of the team, replacing the suitcase and leaving with the one they got… Here appears a mysterious man— apparently in love with Natacha Kirilova played by Katarina Witt, the East German figure skater, 4-time world champion—interested in the suitcase…

"Ronin" combines exotic European locations with the most sophisticated movie car chase ever filmed on a superhighway when McElhone takes her black BMW through the wrong lanes followed by De Niro in a blue FWD Peugeot…

De Niro is great to watch as the tough Sam, who remains cool regardless of the peril of the operation… Equally not susceptible to alarm are Skarsgard and Reno… Natascha McElhone brings a chilling, glacial quality to the role of the forceful woman not afraid of anything…

Frankenheimer doesn't recapture the intensity he once created in movies like "The Manchurian Candidate," and the "French Connection"

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