Ronin (1998)
| Release Date | 12 September 1998 |
| Budget | $55,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $42,000,000 |
| Tagline | Your ally could become your enemy |
| Genre | Action, Crime, Thriller |
| Country | UKUSA |
| Filming Locations | Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, France |
| Language | English, French, Russian |
| Sound Mix | DTS-Stereo, DTS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Action Thriller, Chase Movie, Unglamorized Spy Film |
| Niche Genre | Spy Film |
| Mood | Nail-biters |
| Themes | Traitorous Spies/Double Agents, Dishonor Among Thieves |
| Tones | Moody, Slick, Tense, Bleak, Chilly, Gritty, Paranoid |
| Tags | Briefcase, Car Chase, Cold War, Crime Ring, Double Cross, Espionage, Shoot Out |
Ronin is a 1998 action-thriller film directed by John Frankenheimer and written by J.D. Zeik and David Mamet. It stars Robert De Niro and Jean Reno as two of several former special forces and intelligence agents who team up to steal a mysterious, heavily guarded suitcase while navigating a maze of shifting loyalties and alliances. The film is noted for its car chases through Nice and Paris.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Jan Triska
Dapper Gent
Ron Perkins
Man with the Newspaper
Bernard Bloch
Sergi
Dominic Gugliametti
Clown Ice Skater
Alan Beckworth
Clown Ice Skater
Daniel Breton
Sergi's Accomplice
Amidou
Man at Exchange
Tolsty
The 'Boss'
Gérard Moulévrier
Tour Guide
Lionel Vitrant
The 'Target'
Vincent Schmitt
Arles Messenger
Lou Maraval
Arles Little Girl
Frédéric Schmalzbauer
German Tour Guide
Julia Maraval
Girl Hostage
Laurent Spielvogel
Tourist in Nice
Steve Suissa
Waiter in Nice
Katia Tchenko
Woman Hostage
Dyna Gauzy
Little Screaming Girl
Lilly-Fleur Pointeaux
Little Girl
Amanda Spencer
Little Girl
Dimitri Rafalsky
Russian Interpreter
Vladimir Tchernine
Russian Mechanic
Gérard Touratier
Ice Rink Security Guard
Cyril Prentout
Mikhi's Bodyguard
Henry Moati
Bartender
Christophe Maratier
Armed Police Officer
Pierre Forest
CRS Captain
Nader Boussandel
Weapon seller
Lee Delong
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Christine Musset
Natacha Kirilova's Assistant
Director
Writer
J.D. Zeik
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Producer
Paul Kelmenson
executive producer
Frank Mancuso Jr.
producer
Ethel Winant
associate producer
Original Music
Elia Cmiral
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Cinematographer
Robert Fraisse
Editor
Antony Gibbs
Casting Director
Margot Capelier
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Amanda Mackey Johnson
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Cathy Sandrich
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Production Designer
Michael Z. Hanan
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Art Director
Gérard Viard
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Set Decorator
Robert Le Corre
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Costume Designer
May Routh
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Makeup Department
Jean-Charles Bachelier
key hair stylist
Fabienne Bressan
key hair stylist
Ilona Herman
hairdresser: Mr. De Niro, makeup artist: Mr. De Niro
Gary Hood
special makeup effects, prosthetics makeup artist
Paul Le Marinel
key makeup artist
Jane Milon
hair stylist
Liliane Rametta
makeup artist
Production Manager
Claude Albouze
unit production manager
Dimitri Foresta
assistant production manager
Derek Kavanagh
unit production manager
Jérôme Servant
assistant unit manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Artur
second second assistant director
Fanny Aubrespin
second assistant director
Michel Cheyko
first assistant director
Luc Etienne
assistant director: second unit
Jordane LaFourcade
second assistant director: second unit
Art Department
Gilles Allou
construction foreman
Ted Boonthanakit
storyboard artist
Pierre Boudier
construction foreman
Jean-Claude Bourdin
first assistant art director
Jean-Michel Ducourty
first assistant art director
Patrick Dufau
lead man
Marc Flouquet
lead set designer
Jean-Paul Gaillot
construction coordinator
Jacky Hardouin
carpenter
Patrick Jamot
stand-by painter
Bruno Lefebvre
set dresser
Joëlle Meffre
art department coordinator
Claude Périnet
paint foreman
Gilbert Piéri
property master
Gilles Piéri
assistant property master
Laurent Piron
first assistant art director
Yves Seigneuret
set dresser
Christian Vallat
first assistant art director
Michel Vialla
assistant property master
Yvan Hart
plasterer
Michel Rollant
property buyer
Valérie Rozanes
trainee
Sound Department
Jim Albert
sound re-recording engineer
Rick Alexander
sound re-recording mixer
Gregg Barbanell
foley artist
Bernard Bats
production sound recordist
Joe Bosco
adr recordist
David Boulton
adr mixer: New York
Pierre-Yves Bruneel
boom operator
Rubén Domingo
assistant sound editor
Robert Fitzgerald
supervising sound effects editor
Frank Fleming
sound recordist
Alexandra Gonzales
adr editor, dialogue editor
John Keating
consultant: DTS
Edmund J. Lachmann
adr editor, dialogue editor
Mike Le Mare
sound designer, supervising sound editor
Steve Livingston
sound effects editor
David Marcus
assistant sound editor
Stewart Nelson
sound effects editor
Vince Nicastro
foley artist
Andrew Patterson
foley editor
Brian Pierret
sound recordist
Eric Potter
additional sound effects recordist
Alex Raspa
adr recordist: New York
Richard D. Rogers
sound re-recording mixer
Hari Ryatt
supervising adr editor
Matthias Schmitz
assistant sound editor
Brady Schwartz
foley editor
Dean St. John
adr mixer
Karola Storr
supervising foley editor
Fabien Strulovici
cable person
Christina Tucker
foley mixer
Bill Henderson
sound re-recording engineer
Steve Kohler
sound recordist
Special Effects
Georges Demétrau
special effects coordinator
Denis Duplex
special effects foreman
Alain Couty
special effects
Peter Hawkins
assistant makeup effects
Jason McCameron
special effects makeup
Visual Effects
Mark Breakspear
digital compositor
Sandy DellaMarie
digital production coordinator
Thierry Delobel
digital compositor
Thomas Duval
compositing supervisor
Matt Linder
digital compositor
Antoine Simkine
visual effects executive producer: Duboi
Stunts
Jean-Louis Airola
stunts
Gilbert Bataille
stunt driver
Alain Brochery
stunts
Guy Chasseuil
stunt driver
Cyrille Dufaut
stunt driver
Dominique Fouassier
assistant physical stunt coordinator
Alain Guerillot
stunts
Philippe Lazoore
stunts
Marc Mercier
stunts
Michel Neugarten
stunt driver, stunt double: Natascha McElhone
Catherine Robert
stunts
Patrick Ronchin
car stunt technical coordinator
Sébastien Seveau
stunt driver
Frédéric Vallet
stunts
Rémi Canaple
stunts
Patrick Cauderlier
stunts
Yan Dron
stunts
Joe Dunne
stunts, physical stunt coordinator
Jean-Pierre Jarier
stunt double: Robert De Niro, stunt driver
Jean-Claude Lagniez
stunt double: Robert De Niro, stunts, car stunt coordinator
Olivier Vitrant
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Miguel Allo
video assist operator
Eric Bialas
first assistant camera
Patrick Camboulive
still photographer
David Crone
Steadicam operator, camera operator: "a" camera
Elodie Delettre
camera loader
Alain Dondin
assistant lighting technician
Gilles Floquet
second company grip
Pierre Garnier
dolly grip
Alain Herpe
first assistant camera
Jean-Claude LeBras
chief lighting technician
Gilbert Lecluyse
camera operator: "b" camera
Jean-Marie Lhomme
second assistant camera
Jean-Pierre Mas
key grip
David Nissen
second assistant camera
Charlet Recors
aerial camera operator
Éric Brun
additional first assistant camera: second unit
Dominique Delguste
additional first assistant camera
Henri Habans
director of photography: second unit
Philippe Houdart
camera operator: third camera
Clyde Miller
assistant camera: Wescam camera
Frédéric North
pilot: camera helicopter
Gil Pannetier
assistant camera
Jean-Pierre Supe
first assistant camera
Casting Department
Michele Badrutt
extras casting
Marie-Sylvie Caillierez
extras casting
Fabienne Dubois
extras casting
Barbara Harris
voice casting
Sue Jones
casting: Great Britain
Mercedes Kelso
casting associate
Elizabeth Lang
casting associate
Frederic Caillierez
assistant extras casting
Gérard Lyon
casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ann Dunsford
set costumer
Alan Flyng
key costumer
Karen Muller Serreau
dresser: Mr. De Niro
Judy Shrewsbury
assistant costume designer
Editorial Department
Dale Caldwell
color timer
Francesca Emerson
assistant editor
Sherrye Gibbs
assistant editor
C.J. Hsu
apprentice editor
Rose-Marie Lausson
assistant editor
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein
negative cutter
Raphaël Péaud
assistant editor
Gino Pucci
apprentice editor
Music Department
Thomas Bartke
assistant music editor
Mike Flicker
music editor
Isobel Griffiths
orchestra contractor
John Whynot
score recordist, music mixer
Gavyn Wright
orchestra leader
John Bell
orchestrator
Matt Friedman
assistant music editor
Jivan Gasparyan
musician: duduk
Kevin Townend
orchestrator
Transportation Department
Eric Aufèvre
transportation coordinator
Emmanuel Rigaut
transportation captain
Ghislain Le Guisquet
picture car
Olivier Suffert
production driver: Skipp Sudduth & Katarina Witt
Other Crew
Jean-Marc Abbou
location manager
Michèle Abitbol
unit publicist
Alain Agostini
location manager
Angela Allen
script supervisor
Alexander Arbatt
dialogue coach: Ms. Witt
Carine Barcelo
assistant accountant
Catherine Barrès
assistant location manager
Alan Beckworth
ice skating choreographer: clown act
Sandra Benhamou
production secretary
Xavier Bouraoui
production assistant
Régis Brun
location manager
David Campi-Lemaire
key set production assistant
Laurent Chiomento
assistant location manager
Anne Costerg
production assistant
Yann Cuinet
production assistant
Bruno Daveux
production assistant
Lucrezia Dillon-Corneck
assistant: Mr. Hanan
Kim Doan
production coordinator
Alain Dominiecki
assistant accountant
Laetitia Dom
production secretary
Sophie Drouin
production accountant
Dimitri Foresta
production assistant
Christophe Gabbiati
assistant armorer
Mick Gould
technical advisor
Gerry Grennell
dialogue coach: Ms. McElhone
Jacques Grousset
caterer
Laurence Guérault
assistant: Mrs. Winant
Stephan Guerri
production assistant
Dominic Gugliametti
ice skating choreographer: clown act
Fabienne Guicheneuy
craft service
Patrice Guillain
assistant armorer
Margo Hunt
assistant: Mr. Frankenheimer
Cedric Kron
medical advisor
Dominique Lefèvre
travel coordinator
Christophe Maratier
armorer
Colette Martin
assistant accountant
François Mathieu
production assistant
Flore Michiels
assistant: Mr. Frankenheimer
Sophie Mollier
first aid
André Noël
animal trainer
Josephine Olive-O'Neill
assistant accountant
Franklin Pedrosa
production assistant
Patrizia Pierangeli
dialogue coach: Mr. Bloch
Fabien Pondevaux
location scout
Léon Rey
production assistant
Itaka Schlubach
unit publicist
Claudia Schon Maier
assistant: Mr. Mancuso Jr.
Ron Shillingford
copyist
Cindy Stuart
ice skating choreographer: Ms. Witt
Claudio Todeschini
dialogue coach: Mr. Bean
Sylvain Truchot
production assistant
Fredéric Vallejo
first aid
Bruno Vignier
location manager
Jenni Villegas
executive assistant: Mr. Mancuso Jr.
Cameron Watson
dialogue coach: Mr. Reno
Jonathan Wolf
production accountant
Jimmy Zelinger
title designer
Frederic Bacchi
location assistant
Jeremy Bau
assistant location manager
Anne Bernard
production coordinator
Patrick Boshart
location scout
Aria Noelle Curzon
adr artist
Sophia Lansky
dialect coach: Russian, additional voices
Nathalie Radovic
production assistant
John Whynot
synthesizer programmer
Thanks
Jeff Robbins
thanks
Bernard Tschumi
thanks
Production Company
FGM Entertainment
United Artists Corporation
United Artists
Distributor
United Artists
Filmes Lusomundo
MGM-International Dist.
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP) GmbH
United International Pictures
United International Pictures (UIP)
Argentina Video Home
Warner Home Video
MGM Home Entertainment
MGM/UA Home Entertainment
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MGM Home Entertainment (Europe)
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MGM Home Entertainment
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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Chapel Distribution
Egmont Entertainment
FS Film Oy
MGM Home Entertainment
Mainostelevisio (MTV3)
SBS6
Svensk Filmindustri (SF)
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
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United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP)
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Vídeo
Miscellaneous
MackeySandrich Casting
casting
Big Time Picture Company
post-production facilities
DeLuxe Laboratories
color
Directors Sound & Editorial Services
foley recorded at
Four Media Company
re-recorded at , adr recorded at
Laboratoires Éclair
thanks
London Session Orchestra, The
orchestra
Metro Voices
choir
Pacific TitleMirage
titles and opticals
Panavision
filmed on
Sound One Corporation
adr recorded at
Studios CTS
score recording studio
Transpalux
lighting
United Artists Corporation
author: Berne Convention
Varèse Sarabande
soundtrack available on
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