The Assignment

Released 1997
Stars Aidan Quinn, Donald Sutherland, Ben Kingsley, Claudia Ferri, Celine Bonnier
Directed by Christian Duguay

Naval Officer Ramirez (Quinn) gets called upon by the CIA to impersonate the international terrorist known as the Jackal, in order to put an end to the actual militant's radical activities. He is chosen for this role because he physically resembles the real terrorist to a tee. Ramirez reluctantly agrees to take part in this "assignment", and soon finds himself wrapped up in a true web of international terrorism, intrigue and double-personality syndrome (which does not sit well with his uninformed wife and kids back in the States.)

Summary by Berge Garabedian
 
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