---
title: 'The Amateur (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Charles Jarrott'
released: '1981-12-11'
runtime_minutes: 111
countries:
  - 'United States'
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-amateur-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082005/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Amateur (1981)

1981 · 111 min · United States, Canada


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Charles Jarrott](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-jarrott)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Littell](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-littell)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Kenneth Wannberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenneth-wannberg)
- **Producer:** [Andrew G. Vajna](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-g-vajna), [Mario Kassar](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-kassar), [Garth Drabinsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/garth-drabinsky), [Joel B. Michaels](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-b-michaels)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Coquillon](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-coquillon)

## Cast

- [Christopher Plummer](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-plummer)
- [Arthur Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-hill)
- [John Savage](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-savage)
- [John Marley](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-marley)
- [Jan Rubeš](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-rubes)
- [Marthe Keller](https://cinepixo.com/people/marthe-keller)

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