Ronin (1998)
Ronin (1998)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Robert De Niro
Sam
Jean Reno
Vincent
Natascha McElhone
Deirdre
Stellan Skarsgård
Gregor
Skipp Sudduth
Larry
Jonathan Pryce
Seamus O'Rourke
Sean Bean
Spence
Michael Lonsdale
Jean-Pierre
Féodor Atkine
Mikhi
Katarina Witt
Natacha Kirilova
Ron Perkins
Man with the Newspaper
Daniel Breton
Sergi's Accomplice
Amidou
Man at Exchange
Jan Tříska
Dapper Gent
Bernard Bloch
Sergi
Léopoldine Serre
Arles Little Girl
Dominic Gugliametti
Clown Ice Skater
Alan Beckworth
Clown Ice Skater
Tolsty
The 'Boss'
Gérard Moulévrier
Tour Guide
Lionel Vitrant
The 'Target'
Vincent Schmitt
Arles Messenger
Julia Maraval
Girl Hostage
Laurent Spielvogel
Tourist in Nice
Steve Suissa
Waiter in Nice
Katia Tchenko
Woman Hostage
Dyna Gauzy
Little Screaming Girl
Lilly-Fleur Pointeaux
Little Girl
Dimitri Rafalsky
Russian Interpreter
Gérard Touratier
Ice Rink Security Guard
Christophe Maratier
Armed Police Officer / Armorer
Pierre Forest
CRS Captain
Henry Moati
Bartender
Cyril Prentout
Mikhi's Bodyguard
Vladimir Tchernine
Russian Mechanic
Amanda Spencer
Little Girl
Frédéric Schmalzbauer
German Tour Guide
Lou Maraval
Arles Little Girl
Nader Boussandel
Weapon Seller (uncredited)
Hélène Cardona
Police Dispatch (voice) (uncredited)
Lee Delong
(uncredited)
Norbert Ferrer
Ambulance Man Nice (uncredited)
Veronique Blanc Meyere
Natacha Kirilova's Assistant (uncredited)
Christine Musset
Natacha Kirilova's Assistant (uncredited)
Antony Gibbs
Editor
Michael Z. Hanan
Production Design
David Mamet
Screenplay
John Frankenheimer
Director
Robert Fraisse
Director of Photography
May Routh
Costume Design
Frank Mancuso Jr.
Producer
J.D. Zeik
Screenplay / Story
Elia Cmiral
Original Music Composer
Amanda Mackey
Casting
Gérard Viard
Art Direction
Robert Le Corre
Set Decoration
Cathy Sandrich Gelfond
Casting
Margot Capelier
Casting
Paul Kelmenson
Executive Producer
Ethel Winant
Associate Producer
Joe Dunne
Stunt Coordinator
Jeff Robbins
Thanks
Jean-Pierre Mas
Grip
Fabienne Guicheneuy
Craft Service
Claude Albouze
Unit Production Manager
Mike Le Mare
Sound Designer / Supervising Sound Editor
Jean-Claude Bourdin
Assistant Art Director
Jean-Paul Gaillot
Construction Coordinator
Jean-Charles Bachelier
Key Hair Stylist
Pierre-Yves Bruneel
Boom Operator
Nick Ingman
Orchestrator / Conductor
Mark Breakspear
Digital Compositors
Gary Hood
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Jacky Hardouin
Carpenter
Eric Aufèvre
Transportation Coordinator
Angela Allen
Script Supervisor
Patrick Dufau
Leadman
Marc Flouquet
Set Designer
Georges Demétrau
Special Effects Coordinator
Sophie Drouin
Production Accountant
Patrick Camboulive
Still Photographer
Ann Dunsford
Set Costumer
David Crone
Camera Operator / Steadicam Operator
Dale Caldwell
Color Timer
Eric Bialas
First Assistant Camera
Cedric Kron
Set Medic
Bernard Bats
Sound Recordist
Jane Milon
Hairstylist
Liliane Rametta
Makeup Artist
Joëlle Meffre
Art Department Coordinator
Jean-Louis Airola
Stunts
Jean-Marc Abbou
Location Manager
Fabien Pondevaux
Location Scout
Emmanuel Rigaut
Transportation Captain
Michèle Abitbol
Unit Publicist
Mike Flicker
Music Editor
Robert Fitzgerald
Sound Effects Editor
Judy Shrewsbury
Assistant Costume Designer
Gilbert Piéri
Property Master
Miguel Allo
Video Assist Operator
Mishka Cheyko
First Assistant Director
Rubén Domingo
Assistant Sound Editor
Patrick Jamot
Standby Painter
Bruno Lefebvre
Set Dressing Artist
Ghislain Le Guisquet
Picture Car Coordinator
Kim Doan
Production Coordinator
Gilles Allou
Construction Foreman
Cyril Raffaelli
Utility Stunts
Mercedes Kelso
Casting Associate
Karen Muller Serreau
Dresser
Gregg Barbanell
Foley Artist
Ilona Herman
Hairdresser
Clyde Miller
Assistant Camera
Gérard Lyon
Casting Assistant
Thomas Duval
Compositing Supervisor
David Campi-Lemaire
Key Set Production Assistant
Xavier Bouraoui
Production Assistant
Mick Gould
Technical Advisor
Dimitri Foresta
Assistant Production Manager
Frederic Caillierez
Assistant Extras Casting
Frederic Bacchi
Location Assistant
Sandra Benhamou
Production Secretary
Alexander Arbatt
Dialogue Coach
Pierre Garnier
Dolly Grip
Sophie Lemaire
Second Assistant Camera
Catherine Barrès
Assistant Location Manager
Jérôme Servant
Assistant Unit Manager
Olivier Suffert
Production Driver
Michel Rollant
Property Buyer
Christina Tucker
Foley Mixer
Jean-Claude Le Bras
Chief Lighting Technician
Frédéric North
Pilot
Gilles Floquet
Second Company Grip
Francesca Emerson
Assistant Editor
Jimmy Zelinger
Title Designer
David Boulton
ADR Mixer
Alexandra Gonzales
ADR Editor
Joe Bosco
ADR Recordist
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Stunt Double
Jenni Villegas
Executive Assistant
Ted Boonthanakit
Storyboard Artist
Carine Barcelo
Assistant Accountant
Alan Flyng
Key Costumer
David Artur
Second Second Assistant Director
Paul Dimmer
Special Effects Technician
Gilbert Bataille
Stunt Driver
Elodie Delettre
Camera Loader
Fanny Aubrespin
Second Assistant Director
Hari Ryatt
Supervising ADR Editor
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein
Negative Cutter
Michele Badrutt
Extras Casting
Gilles Piéri
Assistant Property Master
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 25, 1998
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 2m
Content RatingR
Budget$55,000,000
Box Office$70,692,101
Filming LocationsNice · Cannes · Paris, France
Genres
Wiki.
Ronin is a 1998 American action thriller film directed by John Frankenheimer and written by John David Zeik and David Mamet, under the pseudonym Richard Weisz. It stars an ensemble cast consisting of Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Stellan Skarsgård, Sean Bean, and Jonathan Pryce. The film is about a team of former special operatives hired to steal a mysterious, heavily guarded briefcase while navigating a maze of shifting loyalties. The film was praised for its realistic car chases in Nice and Paris.
Frankenheimer signed to direct Zeik's screenplay, which Mamet rewrote to expand De Niro's role and develop plot details, in 1997. The film was photographed by Robert Fraisse in his native France from November 3, 1997, to March 3, 1998. Professional racing car drivers coordinated and performed the vehicle stunts, and Elia Cmiral scored the film, his first for a major studio.
Ronin premiered at the 1998 Venice Film Festival before its general release on September 25. Critics were generally positive about the film's action, casting, and technical aspects, while the plot attracted criticism. The film underperformed at the box office, grossing only $70.7 million on a $55 million budget. Ronin, Frankenheimer's last well-received feature film, was considered to be a return to form for the director. Film critic and historian Stephen Prince called the film Frankenheimer's "end-of-career masterpiece". The car chases, which were favorably compared with those in Bullitt and The French Connection, were included on several media outlets' lists as among the best depicted on film.