Ronin
Ronin is a 1998 American 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 show that they are all ex-government agents or ex-military-turned-mercenary. Deirdre briefs the group on their mission: to attack a heavily armed convoy and steal a large, metallic briefcase. Its contents are never revealed. The team's first task before the main mission is to acquire weapons; this turns into a setup. Although the team survives and they get the weapons, Spence is exposed as a fraud by Sam. He is dismissed by Deirdre, and the others continue the mission. As the team prepares, Deirdre meets with her handler, Seamus O'Rourke, who tells her that the Russian mafia is bidding for the case and that the team must intervene so that they do not get it. During a stakeout, Sam and Deirdre act on their mutual attraction.
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