Ronin | reviewed by: William O'Donnell | February 8, 2022
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A standout action film with plenty of collateral damage and veteran-actor grit.
| genre | Action | Crime |
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| 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. |
| lead actors | Robert De Niro | Jean Reno | Natascha McElhone | Stellan Skarsgård | Sean Bean | Jonathan Pryce | Skipp Sudduth | Katarina Witt | Michael Lonsdale | Ron Perkins | Féodor Atkine | Daniel Breton | Amidou | Jan Tříska | Bernard Bloch | Léopoldine Serre | Dominic Gugliametti | Alan Beckworth | Tolsty | Gérard Moulévrier | Lionel Vitrant | Vincent Schmitt | Julia Maraval | Laurent Spielvogel | Ron Jeremy | Steve Suissa | Katia Tchenko | Dyna Gauzy | Lilly-Fleur Pointeaux | Dimitrij Rafalský | Gérard Touratier | Christophe Maratier | Pierre Forest | Henry Moati | Cyril Prentout | Vladimir Tchernine | Amanda Spencer | Frédéric Schmalzbauer | Lou Maraval | Nader Boussandel | Hélène Cardona | Lee Delong | Norbert Ferrer | Veronique Blanc Meyere | Christine Musset | Chuck Riley |
| director | John Frankenheimer |