IMDb > Ronin (1998)
Ronin
Quicklinks
Top Links
trailers and videosfull cast and crewtriviaofficial sitesmemorable quotes
Overview
main detailscombined detailsfull cast and crewcompany credits
Awards & Reviews
user reviewsexternal reviewsawardsuser ratingsparents guidemessage board
Plot & Quotes
plot summarysynopsisplot keywordsmemorable quotes
Did You Know?
triviagoofssoundtrack listingcrazy creditsalternate versionsmovie connectionsFAQ
Other Info
box office/businessrelease datesfilming locationstechnical specsliterature listingsNewsDesk
Promotional
taglines trailers and videos posters photo gallery
External Links
showtimesofficial sitesmiscellaneousphotographssound clipsvideo clips

Ronin (1998) More at IMDbPro »

Photos (See all 69 | slideshow) Videos (see all 7)
Ronin -- A freelancing former US intelligence agent tries to track down a mysterious package that is wanted by both the Irish and the Russians.

Overview

User Rating:
7.2/10   105,709 votes »
Your Rating:
Saving vote...
Deleting vote...
/10   (delete | history)
Sorry, there was a problem
MOVIEmeter: ?
Down 1% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Director:
John Frankenheimer
Writers:
J.D. Zeik (story)
J.D. Zeik (screenplay) ...
(more)
Contact:
View company contact information for Ronin on IMDbPro.
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 »
Plot Keywords:
See more »
Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(85 articles)
Streaming For Your Pleasure: Action Movies
 (From Blogomatic3000. 19 February 2013, 7:01 AM, PST)
Top 5 Car Chase Scenes In Cinematic History
 (From Obsessed with Film. 15 February 2013, 8:13 AM, PST)
Everything You Need To Know About 2013
 (From Huffington Post. 9 January 2013, 1:05 PM, PST)
User Reviews:
An exciting film with tour de force performances by De Niro & Jean Reno… See more (555 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)
Create a character page for: ?

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)
Francis Bataille .... stunt driver (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
Berto .... camera operator: "b" camera
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 Le Bras .... chief lighting technician
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
 
Crew verified as complete


Production CompaniesDistributorsOther Companies
Create a character page for: ?

Additional Details

Also Known As:
See more »
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:
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 | Netherlands:12 | USA:R (certificate #35655) | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Brazil:12 | Brazil:14 (DVD re-rating) | New Zealand:M
Filming Locations:
Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, FranceSee more »
Company:
FGM EntertainmentSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Director John Frankenheimer actually owned a similar brown Mercedes that was used in the second car chase scene. Although the script did not mentioned which car Vincent and Sam would use to chase the convoy, he suggested having the Mercedes being used in the movie.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: Tire marks from previous takes visible at several points during car chase.See more »
Quotes:
Spence:You think too hard.
Sam:Nobody ever told me that before.
See more »
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Batman: The Tumbler (2005) (V)See more »
Soundtrack:
Time To Say Goodbye (Con te partirò)See more »

FAQ

Is the bar in the first scene a real place?
What cars are used in Ronin?
What color is the boathouse at Hereford?
See more »

User Reviews

   (Review this title)
30 out of 38 people found the following review useful.
An exciting film with tour de force performances by De Niro & Jean Reno…, 23 June 2007
Author: ironside (robertfrangie@hotmail.com) from Mexico

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"

Was the above review useful to you?
See more (555 total) »

Message Boards

Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Ronin (1998)
Recent Posts (updated daily)User
Why was Sean Bean in this film? Walter_Iego
The Ronin Conversation prnevin
Sean Bean should of been in it longer dowie999
You've got to be kidding me! (**possible spoilers**) avix_007
something that kinda pissed me off about this movie americandeparteddog
tired of the cymbal cbrunson100
See more »

Recommendations

If you enjoyed this title, our database also recommends:
- - - - -
The Professional: Golgo 13 Salt Grosse Pointe Blank From Paris with Love The A-Team
IMDb User Rating:
 IMDb User Rating:
 IMDb User Rating:
 IMDb User Rating:
 IMDb User Rating:
Show more recommendations

Related Links

Full cast and crew Company credits External reviews
News articles IMDb Action section IMDb UK section

You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. Clicking the 'Edit page' button will take you through a step-by-step process.