The Amateur (1981 film)
The Amateur | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
Directed by | Charles Jarrott |
Produced by |
Garth Drabinsky (producer) (as Garth H. Drabinsky) Mario Kassar (executive producer) Joel B. Michaels Andrew G. Vajna (as Andrew Vajna) |
Written by |
Robert Littell (screenplay and novel) Diana Maddox |
Starring | |
Music by | Kenneth Wannberg |
Cinematography | John Coquillon |
Edited by | Stephan Fanfara |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release dates |
December 11, 1981 (Canada) February 12, 1982 (United States) |
Running time | 112 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Budget | US$10 million[1] |
Box office | $6,892,098[2] |
The Amateur is a 1981 Canadian crime/thriller film directed by Charles Jarrott with a screenplay by Robert Littell, which he then adapted into a novel of the same name. It stars John Savage and Christopher Plummer.
Plot
When his fiancée is murdered by terrorists, a CIA cryptographer blackmails his superiors into sending him on a field assignment into Czechoslovakia to assassinate those responsible. Once there, however, he discovers a web of deception underneath his fiancée's death.
Cast
- John Savage as Charles Heller
- Christopher Plummer as Prof. Lakos
- Marthe Keller as Elisabeth
- Arthur Hill as Brewer
- Jan Rubes as Kaplan
- John Marley as Molton
- Ed Lauter as Anderson
Filming locations
- Kleinburg, Ontario
- Toronto, Ontario
- Oakville, Ontario
- Valley Halla Estate, Scarborough, Ontario
- Vienna, Austria
Recognition
1982 nominations:
- Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction - Trevor Williams
- Genie Award for Best Achievement in Overall Sound - Dennis Drummond, Wayne Griffin, Michael O'Farrell
- Genie Award for Best Achievement in Sound Editing - Austin Grimaldi, Joe Grimaldi, Peter Shewchuk, Dino Pigat
- Genie Award for Best Motion Picture - Garth Drabinsky, Joel B. Michaels
- Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actor - John Savage
- Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actress - Marthe Keller
- Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Christopher Plummer
- Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nicholas Campbell
- Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Chapelle Jaffe
- Genie Award for Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Medium - Diana Maddox
References
- ↑ Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History, Scarecrow Press, 1989 p259
- ↑ Box Office Mojo
External links
- The Amateur at the Internet Movie Database
- The Amateur at AllMovie
- The Amateur (2009) at the Internet Movie Database (Link currently only available to IMDb Pro subscribers)
- Robert Littell interview
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