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Ronin

- Anyone is an enemy for a price.

A briefcase with undisclosed contents – sought by Irish terrorists and the Russian mob – makes its way into criminals' hands. An Irish liaison assembles a squad of mercenaries, or 'ronin', and gives them the thorny task of recovering the case.

Release Date : 1998-09-25

Language :EnglishFrenchRussian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : United ArtistsFGM EntertainmentMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Country : United KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : Ronin

Cast

Character Name : Sam

Original Name : Robert De Niro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vincent

Original Name : Jean Reno

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deirdre

Original Name : Natascha McElhone

Gender : Female

Character Name : Gregor

Original Name : Stellan Skarsgård

Gender : Male

Character Name : Larry

Original Name : Skipp Sudduth

Gender : Male

Character Name : Seamus O'Rourke

Original Name : Jonathan Pryce

Gender : Male

Character Name : Spence

Original Name : Sean Bean

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jean-Pierre

Original Name : Michael Lonsdale

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mikhi

Original Name : Féodor Atkine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Natacha Kirilova

Original Name : Katarina Witt

Gender : Female

Character Name : Man with the Newspaper

Original Name : Ron Perkins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sergi's Accomplice

Original Name : Daniel Breton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man at Exchange

Original Name : Amidou

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dapper Gent

Original Name : Jan Tříska

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sergi

Original Name : Bernard Bloch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Arles Little Girl

Original Name : Léopoldine Serre

Gender : Female

Character Name : Clown Ice Skater

Original Name : Dominic Gugliametti

Gender : Male

Character Name : Clown Ice Skater

Original Name : Alan Beckworth

Gender : Male

Character Name : The 'Boss'

Original Name : Tolsty

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tour Guide

Original Name : Gérard Moulévrier

Gender : Male

Character Name : The 'Target'

Original Name : Lionel Vitrant

Gender : Male

Character Name : Arles Messenger

Original Name : Vincent Schmitt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Girl Hostage

Original Name : Julia Maraval

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tourist in Nice

Original Name : Laurent Spielvogel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waiter in Nice

Original Name : Steve Suissa

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman Hostage

Original Name : Katia Tchenko

Gender : Female

Character Name : Little Screaming Girl

Original Name : Dyna Gauzy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Little Girl

Original Name : Lilly-Fleur Pointeaux

Gender : Female

Character Name : Russian Interpreter

Original Name : Dimitri Rafalsky

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ice Rink Security Guard

Original Name : Gérard Touratier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Armed Police Officer

Original Name : Christophe Maratier

Gender : Male

Character Name : CRS Captain

Original Name : Pierre Forest

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : Henry Moati

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mikhi's Bodyguard

Original Name : Cyril Prentout

Gender : Male

Character Name : Russian Mechanic

Original Name : Vladimir Tchernine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Little Girl

Original Name : Amanda Spencer

Gender : Female

Character Name : German Tour Guide

Original Name : Frédéric Schmalzbauer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Arles Little Girl

Original Name : Lou Maraval

Gender : Female

Character Name : Weapon Seller (uncredited)

Original Name : Nader Boussandel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Dispatch (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Hélène Cardona

Gender : Female

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Lee Delong

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ambulance Man Nice (uncredited)

Original Name : Norbert Ferrer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Natacha Kirilova's Assistant (uncredited)

Original Name : Veronique Blanc Meyere

Gender : Female

Character Name : Natacha Kirilova's Assistant (uncredited)

Original Name : Christine Musset

Gender : Female

Reviews

The Movie Mob

@mooney240

2022-09-03

**A little boring with a great car chase scene.** Even though Ronin had shootouts, great chase sequences, and classic actors, I was bored and on my phone throughout the whole thing. Nothing was particularly bad about this film. There were actually great parts! But somehow, the sum of all its parts just equaled a movie that left me wanting. Releasing four years after Leon: The Professional, this could have been much better.

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@Geronimo1967

2023-08-28

It would not be fair to describe a "Ronin" as a rogue; more a mercenary without loyalty to any one particular person or cause. So, Natasha McElhone "Deirdre" hires a few of these to relieve a man of a suitcase that is bound for the Russians. What follows is as internecine a thriller as you will ever see. It's full of scheming and double-scheming with "Sam" (Robert De Niro) and "Vincent" (Jean Reno) never quite sure who is or is not on their team as the suitcase changes hands more times that the wonderfully elegant Katarina Witt changes her skates. Stellan Skarsgård; Sean Bean; Jonathan Pryce and Michael Lonsdale all help to keep them, and us, guessing pretty much right to the end. It does suffer a little from a preponderance of shoot outs that couldn't hit a barn door with a shovel; and the car chases do begin to get wearisome after a while, but over all John Frankenheimer manages to keep the quality of the action to a high enough standard to compensate. The dialogue is a bit basic, as are the characterisations - this has no depth nor underlying political agenda/statements - not the I could discern, anyway - it is just a good old fashioned thriller with a first rate cast who are unchallenged by their tasks - and therefore are perfectly plausible.