Anyone is an enemy for a price.
A briefcase with undisclosed contents – sought by Irish terrorists and the Russian mob – makes its way into criminals' hands. An Irish liaison assembles a squad of mercenaries, or 'ronin', and gives them the thorny task of recovering the case.
ActionThrillerCrimefranceparis, francearms dealmercenarysuitcaseheistshootoutimpostorira (irish republican army)cafecomputer expertex kgb
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Character
Earnest, grave, classical in form and cool.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- character-ledplot-driven
Who loves it, who doesn't
43 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Sinceres.
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Cast
- Robert De NiroSam
- Jean RenoVincent
- Natascha McElhoneDeirdre
- Stellan SkarsgårdGregor
- Skipp SudduthLarry
- Jonathan PryceSeamus O'Rourke
- Sean BeanSpence
- Michael LonsdaleJean-Pierre
- Féodor AtkineMikhi
- Katarina WittNatacha Kirilova
Crew
- John FrankenheimerDirector
- J. D. ZeikScreenplay
- David MametScreenplay
- Robert FraisseDirector of Photography
- Elia CmiralOriginal Music Composer
- Antony GibbsEditor
- Frank Mancuso Jr.Producer
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Pairings
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