The Amateur (1981 film)
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| Directed by | Charles Jarrott |
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| Based on | The Amateur by Robert Littell |
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| Cinematography | John Coquillon |
| Edited by | Stephan Fanfara |
| Music by | Ken Wannberg |
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| Distributed by | Pan-Canadian Film Distributors (Canada) 20th Century Fox (international) |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$10 million |
| Box office | US$6.9 million |
The Amateur is a 1981 Canadian spy thriller film directed by Charles Jarrott, and written by Robert Littell and Diana Maddox, based on Littell's 1981 novel of the same name. It stars John Savage, Christopher Plummer, Marthe Keller, Arthur Hill, Nicholas Campbell, George Coe, John Marley and Ed Lauter. The film is about a CIA analyst (Savage) who goes rogue to avenge the murder of his wife.
The film was released by Pan-Canadian Film Distributors on December 11, 1981. It was nominated for several Genie Awards in 1982, including for Best Motion Picture. Another film adaptation of the novel was released in 2025.