The Assignment script – Scripts on Screen

Year:1997

Director:Christian Duguay

Written by:Dan Gordon (Screenplay), Sabi H. Shabtai (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Jack Shaw (DONALD SUTHERLAND) has experienced the terror first-hand. He's a top CIA agent who's tracked international killer-for-hire Carlos "The Jackal" Sanchez for over twenty years and barely survived Carlos' devastating bombing of a Parisian cafe. Now, he finally gets a break when he discovers Carlos' dead ringer: American naval officer and dedicated family man Annibal Ramirez (AIDAN QUINN).

The Assignment Script Resources:

The Assignment Script PDF at The Script Savant
The Assignment Script - The Assignment (original title) SHOOTING DRAFT at The Weekly Script
The Assignment Script at The Daily Script
The Assignment Script - 1996-07 Shooting draft at IMSDb
The Assignment Transcript at scripts.com

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