The Amateur

The Amateur (1981)

In a world of professional assassins, there is no room for an amateur.

A researcher for the CIA who convinces his superiors to send him to the eastern bloc in order to avenge the murder of his wife by enemy agents discovers a web of deception underneath his wife's death.

Date of release
1981-12-11
TMDB
5.4 / 10 (19)
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Director
Charles Jarrott

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Toronto

For the 2025 version of this film, please see The Amateur.

Production

The film was shot from December 1980 through February 1981 in Toronto, Ontario doubling for Washington, D.C., Prague, and Vienna, Austria with additional second unit work done on location in Vienna. The CIA Training Farm depicted in the film was in fact the Toronto Zoo.

Valley Halla Estate, Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario

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