Assassin(s)

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Assassin(s)
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Directed by Mathieu Kassovitz
Written byMathieu Kassovitz
Nicolas Boukhrief
Produced byChristophe Rossignon
Starring Michel Serrault
Mathieu Kassovitz
CinematographyPierre Aïm
Edited byMathieu Kassovitz
Yannick Kergoat
Music by Carter Burwell
Release date
  • 30 April 1997 (1997-04-30)
Running time
128 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$7.5 million
Box office$3.3 million [1]

Assassin(s) is a 1997 French drama film directed, co-written, and co-edited by Mathieu Kassovitz, who also stars as Max. It was entered into the 1997 Cannes Film Festival. [2]

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References

  1. "Assassin(s)". JP Box Office. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  2. "Festival de Cannes: Assassin(s)". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 20 September 2009.