
Ronin
(1998)
The map is not the territory










Stars: Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Stellan Skarsgård, Sean Bean
Director: John Frankenheimer
Writer: David Mamet, J.D. Zeik
Language: Nederlands
Studio: FGM Entertainment
Duration: 122
Rated: R
DVD Release: October 2005
Ronin is the Japanese word used for Samurai without a master. In this case, the Ronin are outcast specialists of every kind, whose services are available to everyone - for money. Dierdre (undoubtedly from Ireland) hires several Ronin to form a team in order to retrieve an important suitcase from a man who is about to sell it to the Russians. After the mission has been completed successfully, the suitcase immediately gets switched by a member of the team who seems to work into his own pocket. The complex net of everyone tricking everyone begins to surface slowly, and deadly...
| 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 |
| Daniel Breton | Sergi's Accomplice |
| Amidou Ben Messaoud | Man at Exchange |
| Amidou | Man at Exchange (as Amidou Ben Messaoud) |
| Tolsty | The 'Boss' |
| Gérard Moulévrier | Tour Guide (as Gérard Moulevrier) |
| Lionel Vitrant | The 'Target' |
| Vincent Schmitt | Arles Messenger |
| Léopoldine Serre | Arles Little Girl |
| Lou Maraval | Arles Little Girl |
| Frédéric Schmalzbauer | German Tour Guide |
| Julia Maraval | Girl Hostage |
| Laurent Spielvogel | Tourist in Nice |
| Ron Hiatt | Fishmonger |
| Ron Jeremy | Fishmonger (scenes deleted) (as Ron Hiatt) |
| 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 |
| Paul Kelmenson | Executive Producer |
| Nader Boussandel | Weapon seller |
| Robert Fraisse | Director of Photography |
| Tony Gibbs | Film Editor |
| Antony Gibbs | Film Editor |
| Elia Cmiral | Composer |
| Mike Le-Mare | Sound Designer |
| Mike Le Mare | Sound Designer |
| Richard D. Rogers | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Rich Rogers | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Rick Alexander | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Frank Fleming | sound |
| Brian Pierret | sound |
| Jim Albert | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| May Routh | Costume Designer |
| Bernard Bats | production sound mixer |
| Michael Z. Hanan | Production Designer |
| Paul Le Marinel | Make-Up Artist |
| Gerard Viard | Art Director |
| Liliane Rametta | Make-Up Artist |
| Garry Hood | Make-up Effects |
| Ilona Herman | Make-Up Artist |
| Georges Demétrau | Visual Effects |
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Media: DVD
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
IMDb: 0122690

