The Amateur

The Amateur

Infobox Film
name = The Amateur


image_size =
caption = Theatrical release poster
director = Charles Jarrott
producer = Garth Drabinsky (producer) (as Garth H. Drabinsky)
Mario Kassar (executive producer)
Joel B. Michaels
Andrew G. Vajna (as Andrew Vajna)
writer = Robert Littell (screenplay and novel)
Diana Maddox
narrator =
starring = John Savage
Christopher Plummer
music = Kenneth Wannberg
cinematography = John Coquillon
editing = Stephan Fanfara
distributor = Pan-Canadian Film Distributors (Canada) (theatrical) (1981)
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (USA) (theatrical) (1981)
Twentieth Century Fox (UK) (theatrical) (1981)
Oy Fox Films (Finland) (1982) (theatrical)
released = Canada:
December 11, 1981
United States:
February 12, 1982
runtime = 112 minutes
country = Canada
language = English
budget = $ 10,600,000
gross =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
website =
amg_id = 1:1773
imdb_id = 0082005

"The Amateur" is a 1981 Canadian crime/thriller film. It is based on a novel by Robert Littell.

Plot

A researcher for the CIA who convinces his superiors to send him to the Eastern Bloc in order to avenge the murder of his wife by enemy agents discovers a web of deception underneath his wife's death.

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

"The Amateur" is planned on being remade.

External links

* (Link currently only available to IMDb Pro subscribers)


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