The Amateur

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The Amateur
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	John Savage Christopher Plummer
Music by	Kenneth Wannberg
Cinematography	John Coquillon
Editing by	Stephan Fanfara
Distributed by	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)
Release date(s)	December 11, 1981  Canada February 12, 1982  United States April 9, 1982  Finland May 12, 1982  France June 3, 1982  Netherlands July 9, 1982  Norway
Running time	112 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English
Budget	$ 10,600,000
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The Amateur is a 1981 Canadian crime/thriller film. It is based on a novel by Robert Littell.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] External link

• The Amateur (2009) at the Internet Movie Database (Link currently only available to IMDb Pro subscribers)