The Assignment

The amazing real-life global manhunt for the international terrorist known as Carlos the Jackal forms the basis for this compelling espionage thriller. Aidan Quinn is an American naval officer whose amazing physical resemblance to Carlos leads a CIA operative (Donald Sutherland) and an Israeli agent (Ben Kingsley) to recruit him for a dangerous impersonation scheme to trap the murderous Jackal. With Claudia Ferri, Céline Bonnier. 115 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English. Region Free