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UNITED STATES · 1998
Ronin
John Frankenheimer
Synopsis
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.
Cinematic DNA
We always try to build everything and blow everything up for real when we can. We try to be very physical. You look at films like Ronin and The French Connection and the work that's done by John Frankenheimer in Ronin, it's just extraordinary, the realism of that stuff.
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Films with Similar Themes
mercenaries · espionage · organized crime · heist · international intrigue
