The Assignment

A Paris sidewalk in golden autumn light, an umbrella still spinning from the blast. Two decades of blood trace a line from that café to CIA hunter Jack Shaw, who’s staked everything on one faint clue. A body double steps from the shadows, and the chase ends where it began.

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Christian Duguay directed The Assignment in 1997. See Christian Duguay's full filmography, where to start with Christian Duguay, or where to go after you've seen everything by Christian Duguay.

The Assignment was released in 1997 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 119 minutes.