Ronin (1998)

Réalisateur:

John Frankenheimer

Writers:

J.D. Zeik (story)
J.D. Zeik (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

25 septembre 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Accroche:

Your ally could become your enemy

Plot:

A freelancing former US intelligence agent tries to track down a mysterious package that is wanted by both the Irish and the Russians.

Plot Keywords:

Throat Slitting | Assault Rifle | Film Noir | Pub | Sinn Fein

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

A film that lives up to its high expectations

Ensemble

Robert De Niro	...	Sam
Jean Reno	...	Vincent
Natascha McElhone	...	Deirdre
Stellan Skarsgård	...	Gregor
Sean Bean	...	Spence
Skipp Sudduth	...	Larry
Michael Lonsdale	...	Jean-Pierre
Jan Triska	...	Dapper Gent
Jonathan Pryce	...	Seamus O'Rourke
Ron Perkins	...	Man with the Newspaper
Féodor Atkine	...	Mikhi
Katarina Witt	...	Natacha Kirilova
Bernard Bloch	...	Sergi
Dominic Gugliametti	...	Clown Ice Skater
Alan Beckworth	...	Clown Ice Skater

Autre(s) titre(s) :

Ronin (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and some language.

Durée:

121 min

Pays:

UK | USA

Langue:

Anglais | Français | Russe

Couleur:

Couleur (DeLuxe) (as de luxe)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

DTS-Stereo | DTS

Classification:

New Zealand:M | USA:R (certificate #35655) | Brazil:12 | Brazil:14 (DVD re-rating) | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Belgium:KT | Canada:14A | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 (w) | Ireland:15 | Italy:T | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Iceland:16 | Denmark:15

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Company:

FGM Entertainment

Anecdotes:

David Mamet worked on the film as a script doctor. He significantly re-wrote the script, making major changes to character and dialogue from J.D. Zeik's original. There was a dispute between the studio, the director and the WGA over the credit, with MGM and the WGA insisting that Zeik be given story credit and billing over Mamet. They wouldn't back down and so Mamet asked that his name either be removed or placed under a pseudonym. The credits of the film now read as "Story by J.D. Zeik. Screenplay by J.D. Zeik and Richard Wiesz".

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Larry is helped into the tan Mercedes, a camera is reflected in the front passenger window.

Guillemet:

Vincent: What do you want for Christmas?
Sam: My two front teeth.

Connexions De Film:

Referenced in Batman: The Tumbler (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

Our Favorite Son

A film that lives up to its high expectations

"Ronin" is one of those rare action films like "The French Connection" and "To Live and Die in L.A." that will keep a viewer watching from beginning to end. The performances in this movie are nothing short of superb and terrific. All of the key characters deserve a lot of credit, ranging from De Niro, Reno, McElhrone, Pryce, Skarsgard, and especially, Michael Lonsdale, who fills in the missing link with such detail and looks like he made the little samurai action figures with extreme care. The best scene of the film isn't the shootouts or car chases, it's the conservation that Sam (De Niro) and Jean-Pierre (Lonsdale) have over the Ronin myth. I'll have to admit that "Ronin" is the first film that I have seen was made by the crafty veteran director John Frankenheimer ("Grand Prix", "The Manchurian Candidate"). If you haven't seen "Ronin", go to a video store and rent the movie now.