Ronin
Ronin is a 1998 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by John Frankenheimer and written by John David Zeik and David Mamet, the latter 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 who are 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.
Plot
At a bistro in Montmartre, IRA operative Deirdre meets with two Americans, Sam and Larry, and a Frenchman, Vincent. She takes them to a warehouse where Englishman Spence and German Gregor are waiting. Conversations among the men reveal that they are former government and military agents who have become mercenaries. Deirdre briefs the group on their mission: to attack a heavily armed convoy and steal a large, metallic briefcase. Its contents are never revealed.
Cast
- Féodor Atkine
- Georges Neri
- Hamidou Benmassoud
- Jan Tříska
- Jean Reno
- Jonathan Pryce
- Julia Maraval
- Katarina Witt
- Katia Tchenko
- Laurent Spielvogel
- Léopoldine Serre
- Lilly-Fleur Pointeaux
- Lionel Vitrant
- Michael Lonsdale
- Nader Boussandel
- Natascha McElhone
- Pierre Forest
- Robert De Niro
- Ron Perkins
- Sean Bean
- Skipp Sudduth
- Stellan Skarsgård
- Steve Suissa