The Amateur (1981 film)

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For the 2025 version of this film, please see The Amateur (2025 film). 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 fiancée. The film was released by Pan-Canadian Film Distributors on December 11, 1981 and it received mixed reviews. The film was nominated for several Genie Awards in 1982, including for Best Motion Picture. Another film adaptation of the novel was released in 2025. The film was released in the United States in February of 1982 and it was a box office failure with $2.4 million domestically and $4.5 million internationally, earning $6.9 million in worldwide.

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