---
title: 'Ronin (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Frankenheimer'
released: '1998-12-03'
runtime_minutes: 122
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/ronin-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0122690/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Ronin (1998)

1998 · 122 min · Drama, Action, Thriller · United Kingdom, France, United States


## Synopsis

Ronin is a 1998 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by John Frankenheimer and written by John David Zeik and David Mamet, the latter under the pseudonym Richard Weisz. It stars an ensemble cast consisting of Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Stellan Skarsgård, Sean Bean and Jonathan Pryce. The film centers around a team of former special operatives hired to steal a mysterious, heavily guarded briefcase while navigating a maze of shifting loyalties. The film was praised for its realistic car chases in Nice and Paris.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Frankenheimer](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-frankenheimer)
- **Screenplay:** [David Mamet](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-mamet), [J. D. Zeik](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-d-zeik)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Elia Cmíral](https://cinepixo.com/people/elia-cmiral)
- **Producer:** [Frank Mancuso, Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-mancuso-jr)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robert Fraisse](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-fraisse)
- **Editor:** [Antony Gibbs](https://cinepixo.com/people/antony-gibbs)

## Cast

- [Jean Reno](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-reno)
- [Steve Suissa](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-suissa)
- [Lilly-Fleur Pointeaux](https://cinepixo.com/people/lilly-fleur-pointeaux)
- [Léopoldine Serre](https://cinepixo.com/people/leopoldine-serre)
- [Jan Tříska](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-triska)
- [Georges Neri](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-neri)
- [Katarina Witt](https://cinepixo.com/people/katarina-witt)
- [Pierre Forest](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-forest)
- [Lionel Vitrant](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-vitrant)
- [Laurent Spielvogel](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurent-spielvogel)
- [Natascha McElhone](https://cinepixo.com/people/natascha-mcelhone)
- [Skipp Sudduth](https://cinepixo.com/people/skipp-sudduth)
- [Katia Tchenko](https://cinepixo.com/people/katia-tchenko)
- [Michael Lonsdale](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-lonsdale)
- [Julia Maraval](https://cinepixo.com/people/julia-maraval)

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