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Ronin -- 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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Director:
John Frankenheimer
Writers:
J.D. Zeik (story)
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Release Date:
25 September 1998 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller See more »
Tagline:
Your ally could become your enemy See 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 See more »
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User Reviews:
Great action movie, Hollywood should watch and learn from this See more (546 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Robert De Niro ... Sam

Jean Reno ... Vincent

Natascha McElhone ... Deirdre

Stellan Skarsgård ... Gregor

Sean Bean ... Spence

Skipp Sudduth ... Larry

Michael Lonsdale ... Jean-Pierre
Jan Tríska ... Dapper Gent

Jonathan Pryce ... Seamus O'Rourke

Ron Perkins ... Man with the Newspaper

Féodor Atkine ... Mikhi

Katarina Witt ... Natacha Kirilova
Bernard Bloch ... Sergi
Dominic Gugliametti ... Clown Ice Skater
Alan Beckworth ... Clown Ice Skater
Daniel Breton ... Sergi's Accomplice
Amidou ... Man at Exchange (as Amidou Ben Messaoud)
Tolsty ... The 'Boss'
Gérard Moulévrier ... Tour Guide (as Gérard Moulevrier)
Lionel Vitrant ... The 'Target'
Vincent Schmitt ... Arles Messenger
Léopoldine Serre ... Arles Little Girl
Lou Maraval ... Arles Little Girl
Frédéric Schmalzbauer ... German Tour Guide
Julia Maraval ... Girl Hostage
Laurent Spielvogel ... Tourist in Nice

Ron Jeremy ... Fishmonger (scenes deleted) (as Ron Hiatt)
Steve Suissa ... Waiter in Nice

Katia Tchenko ... Woman Hostage
Dyna Gauzy ... Little Screaming Girl
Lilly-Fleur Pointeaux ... Little Girl
Amanda Spencer ... Little Girl
Dimitri Rafalsky ... Russian Interpreter
Vladimir Tchernine ... Russian Mechanic
Gérard Touratier ... Ice Rink Security Guard
Cyril Prentout ... Mikhi's Bodyguard
Henry Moati ... Bartender
Christophe Maratier ... Armed Police Officer
Pierre Forest ... CRS Captain
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nader Boussandel ... Weapon seller (uncredited)

Lee Delong ... (uncredited)

Veronique Blanc Meyere ... Natacha Kirilova's Assistant (uncredited)

Christine Musset ... Natacha Kirilova's Assistant (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Frankenheimer 
 
Writing credits
J.D. Zeik (story)

J.D. Zeik (screenplay) and
David Mamet (screenplay) (as Richard Weisz)

Produced by
Paul Kelmenson .... executive producer
Frank Mancuso Jr. .... producer
Ethel Winant .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Elia Cmiral 
 
Cinematography by
Robert Fraisse (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Antony Gibbs  (as Tony Gibbs)
 
Casting by
Margot Capelier 
Amanda Mackey Johnson 
Cathy Sandrich 
 
Production Design by
Michael Z. Hanan 
 
Art Direction by
Gérard Viard 
 
Set Decoration by
Robert Le Corre 
 
Costume Design by
May Routh 
 
Makeup Department
Jean-Charles Bachelier .... key hair stylist
Fabienne Bressan .... key hair stylist
Ilona Herman .... hairdresser: Mr. De Niro
Ilona Herman .... makeup artist: Mr. De Niro
Gary Hood .... prosthetics makeup artist
Gary Hood .... special makeup effects
Paul Le Marinel .... key makeup artist
Jane Milon .... hair stylist
Liliane Rametta .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Claude Albouze .... unit production manager
Dimitri Foresta .... assistant production manager
Derek Kavanagh .... unit production manager
Jérôme Servant .... assistant unit manager (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Artur .... second second assistant director
Fanny Aubrespin .... second assistant director
Michel Cheyko .... first assistant director
Luc Etienne .... assistant director: second unit
Jordane LaFourcade .... second assistant director: second unit
 
Art Department
Gilles Allou .... construction foreman
Ted Boonthanakit .... storyboard artist
Pierre Boudier .... construction foreman
Jean-Claude Bourdin .... first assistant art director
Jean-Michel Ducourty .... first assistant art director
Patrick Dufau .... lead man
Marc Flouquet .... lead set designer
Jean-Paul Gaillot .... construction coordinator
Jacky Hardouin .... carpenter
Patrick Jamot .... stand-by painter
Bruno Lefebvre .... set dresser
Joëlle Meffre .... art department coordinator
Laurent Piron .... first assistant art director
Gilbert Piéri .... property master
Gilles Piéri .... assistant property master
Claude Périnet .... paint foreman
Yves Seigneuret .... set dresser
Christian Vallat .... first assistant art director
Michel Vialla .... assistant property master
Yvan Hart .... plasterer (uncredited)
Michel Rollant .... property buyer (uncredited)
Valérie Rozanes .... trainee (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Jim Albert .... sound re-recording engineer
Rick Alexander .... sound re-recording mixer
Gregg Barbanell .... foley artist
Bernard Bats .... production sound recordist
Joe Bosco .... adr recordist (as Joseph Bosco)
David Boulton .... adr mixer: New York
Pierre-Yves Bruneel .... boom operator
Rubén Domingo .... assistant sound editor (as Reuben Domingo)
Robert Fitzgerald .... supervising sound effects editor
Frank Fleming .... sound recordist
Alexandra Gonzales .... adr editor
Alexandra Gonzales .... dialogue editor
John Keating .... consultant: DTS
Edmund J. Lachmann .... adr editor
Edmund J. Lachmann .... dialogue editor
Mike Le Mare .... sound designer (as Mike Le-Mare)
Mike Le Mare .... supervising sound editor (as Mike Le-Mare)
Steve Livingston .... sound effects editor
David Marcus .... assistant sound editor
Stewart Nelson .... sound effects editor (as Steward Nelson)
Vince Nicastro .... foley artist
Andrew Patterson .... foley editor
Brian Pierret .... sound recordist
Eric Potter .... additional sound effects recordist
Alex Raspa .... adr recordist: New York
Richard D. Rogers .... sound re-recording mixer (as Rich Rogers)
Hari Ryatt .... supervising adr editor
Matthias Schmitz .... assistant sound editor (as Matt Teck)
Brady Schwartz .... foley editor (as Brady A. Schwartz)
Dean St. John .... adr mixer
Karola Storr .... supervising foley editor
Fabien Strulovici .... cable person
Christina Tucker .... foley mixer
Cody Dorkin .... adr (uncredited)
Bill Henderson .... sound re-recording engineer (uncredited)
Allen Hurd .... sound (uncredited)
Steve Kohler .... sound recordist (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Georges Demétrau .... special effects coordinator
Denis Duplex .... special effects foreman
Alain Couty .... special effects (uncredited)
Peter Hawkins .... assistant makeup effects (uncredited)
Jason McCameron .... special effects makeup (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Mark Breakspear .... digital compositor (uncredited)
Sandy DellaMarie .... digital production coordinator (uncredited)
Thierry Delobel .... digital compositor (uncredited)
Thomas Duval .... compositing supervisor (uncredited)
Matt Linder .... digital compositor (uncredited)
Antoine Simkine .... visual effects executive producer: Duboi (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Jean-Louis Airola .... stunts
Gilbert Bataille .... stunt driver
Alain Brochery .... stunts
Guy Chasseuil .... stunt driver
Cyrille Dufaut .... stunt driver
Joe Dunne .... physical stunt coordinator
Dominique Fouassier .... assistant physical stunt coordinator
Alain Guerillot .... stunts (as Alain Guérillot)
Jean-Pierre Jarier .... stunt driver (as Jean-Pierre Jarrier)
Jean-Claude Lagniez .... car stunt coordinator
Philippe Lazoore .... stunts
Marc Mercier .... stunts
Michel Neugarten .... stunt driver
Catherine Robert .... stunts
Patrick Ronchin .... car stunt technical coordinator
Sébastien Seveau .... stunt driver
Frédéric Vallet .... stunts
Alain Barbier .... stunts (uncredited)
Jean-Marc Bellu .... stunts (uncredited)
Rémi Canaple .... stunts (uncredited)
Patrick Cauderlier .... stunts (uncredited)
Gilles Conseil .... stunt performer (uncredited)
Pascal David .... stunts (uncredited)
Richard Dieux .... stunts (uncredited)
Yan Dron .... stunts (uncredited)
Joe Dunne .... stunts (uncredited)
Jean Girard .... stunts (uncredited)
Marc Hoang .... stunts (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Jarier .... stunt double: Robert De Niro (uncredited)
Jean-Claude Lagniez .... stunt double: Robert De Niro (uncredited)
Jean-Claude Lagniez .... stunts (uncredited)
Sébastien Lagniez .... stunt driver (uncredited)
Pascal Lopez .... stunts (uncredited)
Michel Neugarten .... stunt double: Natascha McElhone (uncredited)
Cyril Raffaelli .... utility stunts (uncredited)
Alain Saugout .... stunts (uncredited)
Olivier Vitrant .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Miguel Allo .... video assist operator
Eric Bialas .... first assistant camera
Patrick Camboulive .... still photographer
David Crone .... Steadicam operator
David Crone .... camera operator: "a" camera
Elodie Delettre .... camera loader
Alain Dondin .... assistant lighting technician
Gilles Floquet .... second company grip
Pierre Garnier .... dolly grip
Alain Herpe .... first assistant camera
Jean-Claude LeBras .... chief lighting technician (as Jean-Claude Le Bras)
Gilbert Lecluyse .... camera operator: "b" camera (as Berto)
Jean-Marie Lhomme .... second assistant camera
Jean-Pierre Mas .... key grip
David Nissen .... second assistant camera
Charlet Recors .... aerial camera operator
Éric Brun .... additional first assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
Dominique Delguste .... additional first assistant camera (uncredited)
Henri Habans .... director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Philippe Houdart .... camera operator: third camera (uncredited)
Laurent Martin .... grip (uncredited)
Clyde Miller .... assistant camera: Wescam camera (uncredited)
Frédéric North .... pilot: camera helicopter (uncredited)
Gil Pannetier .... assistant camera (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Supe .... first assistant camera (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Michele Badrutt .... extras casting
Marie-Sylvie Caillierez .... extras casting
Fabienne Dubois .... extras casting
Barbara Harris .... voice casting
Sue Jones .... casting: Great Britain
Mercedes Kelso .... casting associate (as Mercedes Danforth)
Elizabeth Lang .... casting associate (as Elizabeth Lang Fedrick)
Frederic Caillierez .... assistant extras casting (uncredited)
Gérard Lyon .... casting assistant (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ann Dunsford .... set costumer (as Anne Dunsford-Varenne)
Alan Flyng .... key costumer
Karen Muller Serreau .... dresser: Mr. De Niro (as Karen Muller-Serreau)
Judy Shrewsbury .... assistant costume designer
 
Editorial Department
Dale Caldwell .... color timer
Francesca Emerson .... assistant editor
Sherrye Gibbs .... assistant editor
C.J. Hsu .... apprentice editor
Rose-Marie Lausson .... assistant editor
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein .... negative cutter
Gino Pucci .... apprentice editor
Raphaël Péaud .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Thomas Bartke .... assistant music editor
Mike Flicker .... music editor
Isobel Griffiths .... orchestra contractor
Nick Ingman .... conductor
Nick Ingman .... orchestrator
John Whynot .... score mixer
John Whynot .... score recordist
Gavyn Wright .... orchestra leader
John Bell .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Matt Friedman .... assistant music editor (uncredited)
Jivan Gasparyan .... musician: duduk (uncredited)
Kevin Townend .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Eric Aufèvre .... transportation coordinator
Emmanuel Rigaut .... transportation captain
Ghislain Le Guisquet .... picture car (uncredited)
Olivier Suffert .... production driver: Skipp Sudduth & Katarina Witt (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Jean-Marc Abbou .... location manager
Michèle Abitbol .... unit publicist
Alain Agostini .... location manager
Angela Allen .... script supervisor
Alexander Arbatt .... dialogue coach: Ms. Witt
Carine Barcelo .... assistant accountant
Catherine Barrès .... assistant location manager
Alan Beckworth .... ice skating choreographer: clown act
Sandra Benhamou .... production secretary
Xavier Bouraoui .... production assistant
Régis Brun .... location manager
David Campi-Lemaire .... key set production assistant
Laurent Chiomento .... assistant location manager
Anne Costerg .... production assistant
Yann Cuinet .... production assistant
Bruno Daveux .... production assistant
Lucrezia Dillon-Corneck .... assistant: Mr. Hanan
Kim Doan .... production coordinator
Laetitia Dom .... production secretary
Alain Dominiecki .... assistant accountant
Sophie Drouin .... production accountant
Dimitri Foresta .... production assistant
Christophe Gabbiati .... assistant armorer
Mick Gould .... technical advisor
Gerry Grennell .... dialogue coach: Ms. McElhone
Jacques Grousset .... caterer
Stephan Guerri .... production assistant
Dominic Gugliametti .... ice skating choreographer: clown act
Fabienne Guicheneuy .... craft service
Patrice Guillain .... assistant armorer
Laurence Guérault .... assistant: Mrs. Winant
Margo Hunt .... assistant: Mr. Frankenheimer
Cedric Kron .... medical advisor
Dominique Lefèvre .... travel coordinator
Christophe Maratier .... armorer
Colette Martin .... assistant accountant
François Mathieu .... production assistant
Flore Michiels .... assistant: Mr. Frankenheimer
Sophie Mollier .... first aid
André Noël .... animal trainer
Josephine Olive-O'Neill .... assistant accountant
Franklin Pedrosa .... production assistant
Patrizia Pierangeli .... dialogue coach: Mr. Bloch
Fabien Pondevaux .... location scout
Léon Rey .... production assistant
Itaka Schlubach .... unit publicist
Claudia Schon Maier .... assistant: Mr. Mancuso Jr. (as Claudia Schön-Maier)
Ron Shillingford .... copyist
Cindy Stuart .... ice skating choreographer: Ms. Witt
Claudio Todeschini .... dialogue coach: Mr. Bean
Sylvain Truchot .... production assistant
Fredéric Vallejo .... first aid
Bruno Vignier .... location manager
Jenni Villegas .... executive assistant: Mr. Mancuso Jr.
Cameron Watson .... dialogue coach: Mr. Reno
Jonathan Wolf .... production accountant
Jimmy Zelinger .... title designer
Frederic Bacchi .... location assistant (uncredited)
Jeremy Bau .... assistant location manager (uncredited)
Anne Bernard .... production coordinator (uncredited)
Patrick Boshart .... location scout (uncredited)
Aria Noelle Curzon .... adr artist (uncredited)
Sophia Lansky .... additional voices (uncredited)
Sophia Lansky .... dialect coach: Russian (uncredited)
Nathalie Radovic .... production assistant (uncredited)
John Whynot .... synthesizer programmer (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Jeff Robbins .... thanks
Bernard Tschumi .... thanks
 
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence and some language
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
122 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English | French | Russian
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
DTS-Stereo | DTS
Certification:
Netherlands:12 | USA:R (certificate #35655) | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Brazil:12 | Brazil:14 (DVD re-rating) | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Belgium:KT | Canada:14A | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 (w) | Ireland:15 | Italy:T | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Iceland:16 | Denmark:15
Filming Locations:
Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, FranceSee more »
Company:
FGM EntertainmentSee more »

Did You Know?

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.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: When Sam aims the LAW rocket launcher at the chase car on the mountain road, there is a car clearly visible behind Sam's Mercedes. A moment later when Sam fires the rocket, the car is nowhere in sight despite the scene being on a long straightaway.See more »
Quotes:
[Sam accepts a cigarette offered by Vincent]
Sam:So, are you labour or management?
Vincent:If I were management, I would not offer you a cigarette!
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Great Movie Mistakes 2: The Sequel (2011) (TV)See more »
Soundtrack:
Time To Say Goodbye (Con te partirò)See more »

FAQ

Is the bar in the first scene a real place?
Who is "The Man from Bristol"?
Who was the shooter in the ice rink stands that Gregor says he has worked with for many years?
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83 out of 107 people found the following review useful.
Great action movie, Hollywood should watch and learn from this, 24 September 2005
Author: BroadswordCallinDannyBoy from Boston, MA

Every once in a rare while comes an action movie that is also a genuinely good film. This is one of those movies. What makes these uncommon movies what they are is simple: plot. No movie can compromise that and in recent years Hollywood has been doing just that to show off it's million dollar special effects and two cent story lines. This film has both pulse pounding breakneck action scenes and developed and interesting story.

The story starts when mercenaries are hired to retrieve a secret silver briefcase with mysterious contents. The mission goes awry with betrayal and we soon find out that everyone has their own motives and goals with the mysterious silver case.

The cast is good and the direction is smooth and keeps the story flowing and it'll keep you guessing right up to the very end about just exactly what is going on and who everyone is. Then, there are the car chases and they are awesome. Truly awesome and even legendary by now. Just like classics like 'Bullitt' and 'The French Connection' and goofy camp films of the seventies (like the original 'Gone in 60 Seconds') this film uses no hyper-crazy CGI in its action scenes and that proves all for the better since it is an action movie, but it cannot lose all it's credibility for the sake of some cars crashing. A thrill needs to be at least partly believable, otherwise it won't be thrilling. In fact the whole film has a more realistic feel to it with the relentlessness of the action being not over the top, but still enjoyable for fans of the genre. Then there are the characters who much more real as they don't snap wise cracks while shooting bad guys square in the head one handed with a pistol at 30 yards.

All in all, this is a very good entry in the action genre and Hollywood should take note. 8/10

Rated R for violence

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