Assassin(s)
6.4
Old professional killer Wagner seeks someone to teach what he knows as long as he is already dying, and he chooses Max, young and passionless thief to be his successor.
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Cast
18 people
Michel Serrault
Mr. Wagner
Known for
La Cage aux Folles
Happiness Is in the Field
Mathieu Kassovitz
Max
Known for
Amélie
The Wolf's Call
Mehdi Benoufa
Mehdi
No other roles listed
Robert Gendreu
Mr. Vidal
Known for
The Crimson Rivers
Danièle Lebrun
Max's Mother
Known for
Hunting & Gathering
The Piano Tuner
François Levantal
Inspector
Known for
The Crimson Rivers
R.A.I.D. Special Unit
Karim Belkhadra
Watchman
Known for
The Crimson Rivers
JCVD
Roland Marchisio
Wood (victim)
Known for
Malabar Princess
Casque bleu
Félicité Wouassi
Nurse
Known for
A French Gigolo
Nicolas Boukhrief
Frère de Mehdi
Also in
Va mourire
100 Grands films pour les petits
Donat Vidal-Revel
Journalist
No other roles listed
Philippe Neunreuther
Luxury car (victim)
Also in
Vaines recherches
Mathieu Kassovitz Director · Nicolas Boukhrief Writer Carter Burwell Composer
Worldwide gross $3.3M · Budget $7.5M · First release April 30, 1997
Box office
Budget
$7,500,000
Worldwide gross
$3,300,000
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
Les Productions Lazennec
Production
Le Studio Canal+
Production
La Sept Cinéma
Production
TF1 Films Production
Production
Kasso Productions
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ZDF
Production
StudioCanal
Studio
Kasso Inc. Productions
Production
France · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · April 30, 1997
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
July 2, 1998 · Theatrical
Portugal
August 15, 1997 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 22, 1999 · Theatrical
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