The Amateur (1981 film)

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The Amateur
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Charles Jarrott
Screenplay by	Robert Littell Diana Maddox
Based on	The Amateur by Robert Littell
Produced by	Garth H. Drabinsky Joel B. Michaels
Starring	John Savage Christopher Plummer Marthe Keller Arthur Hill Nicholas Campbell George Coe John Marley Ed Lauter
Cinematography	John Coquillon
Edited by	Stephan Fanfara
Music by	Ken Wannberg
Production companies	Balkan Productions Tiberius Film Productions
Distributed by	Pan-Canadian Film Distributors (Canada) 20th Century Fox (international)
Release date	December 11, 1981 (1981-12-11)
Running time	112 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English
Budget	US$10 million[1]
Box office	$6,892,098[2]

The Amateur is a 1981 Canadian crime 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, and Marthe Keller.