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Assassination Tango

IMDb ID: tt0283897 · Year: 2003 · Rating: 5.7 (3,459 votes)

Genres: Crime · Drama · Romance

An aging hitman gets a contract to kill a General in Buenos Aires, Argentina. But when his mark becomes unavailable, he becomes involved in Argentinian tango culture.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesArgentina: Assassination Tango
Australia: Assassination Tango
Canada: Assassination Tango (English)
France: Assassination Tango
United Kingdom: Assassination Tango
Ireland: Assassination Tango (English)
India: Assassination Tango (English)
Italy: Assassination Tango
New Zealand: Assassination Tango (English)
Philippines: Assassination Tango (English)
Singapore: Assassination Tango (English)
United States: Assassination Tango
South Africa: Assassination Tango (English)
Spain: Asesinato a ritmo de tango
Hungary: Bérgyilkos tangó
Mexico: Crimen a ritmo de tango
Germany: Killing Moves
Brazil: O Tango e o Assassino
Romania: Tango criminal
Ukraine: Вбивче танго
Russia: Убийственное танго
Bulgaria: Убийствено танго (Bulgarian)
Japan: 愛と暗殺のタンゴ (Japanese)
Вбивче танго
Content RatingRRelease Date2003-09-04Runtime114 minutesMetascore51IMDb Popularity0User Reviews69Critic Reviews31Countries / RegionsUnited States
Argentina
LanguagesEnglish
Spanish
German
Keywordssalsa music
gringo
weight room
murder contract
contract killer
Filming LocationsBuenos Aires, Federal District, ArgentinaProduction CompaniesUnited Artists
American Zoetrope
Butcher's Run Films
Official SitesUnited Artists - http://www.assassinationtango.com/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283897/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/02/tt0283897.jpgUpdated At2025-04-16T04:57:17

Stars

Robert Duvall
Rubén Blades
Kathy Baker
Luciana Pedraza
Julio Oscar Mechoso
James Keane
Frank Gio
Kate Micheaux
Frank Cassavetes
Michael Corrente

Directors

Robert Duvall

Writers

Robert Duvall

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Robert Duvall | Character: John J.
Actor: Rubén Blades | Character: Miguel
Actor: Kathy Baker | Character: Maggie
Actor: Luciana Pedraza | Character: Manuela
Actor: Julio Oscar Mechoso | Character: Orlando
Actor: James Keane | Character: Whitey
Actor: Frank Gio | Character: Frankie
Actor: Kate Micheaux | Character: Jenny
Actor: Frank Cassavetes | Character: Jo Jo
Actor: Michael Corrente | Character: Cop at Newsstand
Actor: Raúl Outeda | Character: Tony Manas
Actor: Géraldine Rojas | Character: Pirucha
Actor: Renée Victor | Character: Stella
Actor: Richard Marquez | Character: Salsa Band Member
Actor: Nelson Marquez | Character: Salsa Band Member
Actor: Guillermo Cespedes | Character: Salsa Band Member
Actor: Humberto Nengue Hernandez | Character: Salsa Band Member
Actor: Elvio Nessier | Character: General Humberto Rojas
Actor: Alicia Palmes | Character: Housekeeper
Actor: Susana Lanteri | Character: General's Wife
Actor: María Nieves | Character: Tia Maria
Actor: Orlando Paiva | Character: Paiva
Actor: Jorge Noya | Character: Hotel Night Clerk
Actor: Héctor Malamud | Character: Hotel Day Clerk
Actor: Daniel Reyes | Character: Chief of Police
Actor: Fernando Llosa | Character: Intelligence Officer
Actor: Gregory Dayton | Character: Intelligence Officer's Aide
Actor: Eduardo Wigutow | Character: Orlando's Uncle
Actor: Marzenka Novak | Character: Orlando's Aunt
Actor: Natalia Lobo | Character: The Prostitute
Actor: Ricardo Lazara | Character: Pensione Owner
Actor: Carmen Renard | Character: Pensione Owner's Mother
Actor: Javier Rodriguez | Character: Pirucha's 1st Tango Partner
Actor: Pablo Verón | Character: Pirucha's Final Tango Partner
Actor: Armando Orzuza | Character: Manuela's Tango Partner
Actor: Jorge Dispari | Character: Tango Instructor and Choreographer
Actor: María del Carmen Romero | Character: La Turca
Actor: Jorge Manganelli | Character: Sin Rumbo Club MC
Actor: Jorge Varas | Character: News Reporter
Actor: Javier Montu | Character: TV Announcer
Actor: Alberto Gabiero | Character: Deli Man
Actor: Stella Misse | Character: Manuela's Girlfriend
Actor: Mariana Otero | Character: Manuela's Girlfriend
Actor: Delfina | Character: Manuelita
Actor: Maria Salome Resano | Character: Riding Teacher
Actor: Gabriel Cejas | Character: Chirozo Guy
Actor: Carlos Rodida | Character: Carlito
Actor: Estela Arcos | Character: Ballroom Teacher
Actor: Dario Dorzi | Character: Ballroom Dancer
Actor: Alicia Beatriz Sampayo | Character: Ballroom Dancer
Actor: Irem Bekter | Character: Freda
Actor: Blanca Camacho | Character: Actress
Actor: Macarena Farias | Character: Classmate girl
Actor: Spencer Kayden | Character: Ballroom Dancer
Actor: Olga Nani | Character: Actress
Actor: Hernán Pablo Lozano | Character: Man in show
Actor: Gustavo Pastorini | Character: Men at bar

[Directors Group]
Name: Robert Duvall | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Robert Duvall | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Steven P Brown | Role: Producer
Name: Rob Carliner | Role: Producer
Name: Francis Ford Coppola | Role: Producer
Name: Robert Duvall | Role: Producer
Name: Raúl Outeda | Role: Producer
Name: Linda Reisman | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Luis Bacalov | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Félix Monti | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Stephen Mack | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Ed Johnston | Role: Casting Director
Name: Renée Rousselot | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Stefania Cella | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Sara Parks | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Javier Casals | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Beatriz Di Benedetto | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Anthony Gueli | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Silvana Kopel | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Nancy Marignac | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Alberto Moccia | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Manlio Rocchetti | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Barbara Factorovich | Role: Production Manager
Name: Michele Giordano | Role: Production Manager
Name: M. Michelle Nishikawa | Role: Production Manager
Name: Jonathan Perel | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Fernando Altschul | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: María Alvarez | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Yvette Gurza | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Elaine Kavanagh | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Amanda Slater | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Sebastián Wainstein | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Federico Casagrande | Role: Art Department
Name: Matías Games | Role: Art Department
Name: Martín Libert | Role: Art Department
Name: Horácio Mondello | Role: Art Department
Name: Julio Pascoli | Role: Art Department
Name: Maria Vacas | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Steve C. Aaron | Role: Sound Department
Name: Roberto Cappannelli | Role: Sound Department
Name: Benjamin Cheah | Role: Sound Department
Name: Scott Clements | Role: Sound Department
Name: Marko A. Costanzo | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kenton Jakub | Role: Sound Department
Name: George A. Lara | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mark Pearman | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jacob Ribicoff | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jac Rubenstein | Role: Sound Department
Name: Gisburg Smialek | Role: Sound Department
Name: Steve F.B. Smith | Role: Sound Department
Name: Wyatt Sprague | Role: Sound Department
Name: Pablo Trilnik | Role: Sound Department
Name: Peter Waggoner | Role: Sound Department
Name: Lila Yomtoob | Role: Sound Department
Name: Paul J. Zydel | Role: Sound Department
Name: Phillip Fuller | Role: Sound Department
Name: David Warzynski | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Federico Cueva | Role: Special Effects
Name: Marcelo Firmano | Role: Special Effects
Name: Hernán Pablo Martínez | Role: Special Effects
Name: Diego F. Urruzola | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Steven Fagerquist | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Peter Koczera | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Derek Ledbetter | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Federico Cueva | Role: Stunts
Name: Mariano Cueva | Role: Stunts
Name: Marcelo Firmano | Role: Stunts
Name: Andrea López | Role: Stunts
Name: Patricio Skinner | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Julio Aranda | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Willi Behnisch | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Joe Christofori | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mark Egyud | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Phil Gries | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Brian Heller | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Daniel Hermo | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alejandro Manocchio | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John McEnerney | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jorge 'Quito' Molina | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Derek Murphy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ignacio Musich | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Guillermo Nespolo | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gilberto Otero | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Vanesa Ritaco | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Carlos Ritter | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Demián Rodenstein | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Joseph Sciretta | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kevin Smyth | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Juan Ángel Urrozola | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Valeria Weil | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Sondra James | Role: Casting Department
Name: Jennifer Levy | Role: Casting Department
Name: Pablo Pérez Giménez | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Pam Aaron | Role: Costume Department
Name: María Christina Astudillo | Role: Costume Department
Name: Laura Calcaterra | Role: Costume Department
Name: Carla Danio | Role: Costume Department
Name: Ellen Falguiere | Role: Costume Department
Name: Fátima Macera | Role: Costume Department
Name: Paula Taratuto | Role: Costume Department
Name: Coca Álvarez | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Guillermo Grillo | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Jennifer Lane | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Alejandro Santangelo | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Amy R. Trachtman | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Kenneth Wachtel | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Philip Weisman | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Demian Cosentino | Role: Location Management
Name: Barbara Factorovich | Role: Location Management
Name: Martin Miranda | Role: Location Management
Name: Gregory Routt | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Missy Cohen | Role: Music Department
Name: Charles Feldman | Role: Music Department
Name: Goffredo Gibellini | Role: Music Department
Name: Patrick Mullins | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Patricia Apter | Role: Production Department
Name: Laura Calcaterra | Role: Production Department
Name: Tomas Gutierrez Hachard | Role: Production Department
Name: Natalia Mussolana | Role: Production Department
Name: Leandro Nicemboim | Role: Production Department
Name: Adam Prince | Role: Production Department
Name: Eric Schwarz | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Julie Oppenheimer | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Tracy Young | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Ricardo Avelluto | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Gabriel Goldszmidt | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Joe Mallon | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Susan Paley Abramson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Julia Auge | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Luis Bernardez | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Juan Bruno | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ernesto Candal | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gilbert Carreras | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Al Cerullo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Carlos Copello | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Aldo Daicono | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Enrique De Fazio | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Guillermo De Fazio | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jose Delepiane | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Cristina Diacono | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Samantha Dispari | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mauro Do Porto | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ezequiel Farfaro | Role: Additional Crew
Name: José Gabriel Fernández | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jennifer Zolten Freed | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Armando Giacovelli | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Elsa Gutierrez | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jeff Hill | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Shannon Lail | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Clementina Quela Linares | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Vanina Lurisci | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paula P. Manzanedo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Vito El Pirata Melino | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gabriel Misse | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alicia Monti | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Carlos Moyano | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nati Moyano | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sean Oliver | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rosa Olivier | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Hector Pajaro | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ada Pelozzo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Carlos Perez | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rosita Perez | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Milena Plebs | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gerardo Portalea | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Guillermo Quiroga | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Argentina Raimondo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Roberto Reis | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Elizabeth Schlitten | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rosa Rosita Spagna | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anabella Speziale | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mary Sunshine | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Spring Sutter | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alejandra Tomás | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Graciela Torres | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Roberto Zambrino | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Pola Zito | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Adam Price | Role: Thanks

Trailers

Trailer | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi581616153/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi581616153/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1650379963482.mp4?Expires=1788258315&Signature=SgdLEmGti27hCQvgXywpudE7Vitb4Ld1XoHq05-bXkz5ZRV9GwhZ6SZan1Mjnm6jCBanORZlGnMcKmvrKLQalSNDVM5770pueH3PC3wa~5cRBB0j6Nlw0KWhk~56ffIrTxhi8Kc-CeQQPDnHrfOwtn8Wo0ksgJ3Lc3rqt~cDepg~VdFchfqSReE2aWj-a1aBTnytj6bIemNKDla57H0RdES0pZ5sBUkMjqYb2twls0Va8AwDox0yXczzO2hmW0XEuP5eg~tlbbrBf4poOzmVaNhyFzCYavEPYPvwqxciTZ2riZ-0KYcHxKNTfdsDw-~xAaWOXWzYJFesVlssvCLHdw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

Canada: September 11, 2002 (Toronto International Film Festival, premiere)
United States: March 8, 2003 (South by Southwest Film Festival)
Argentina: March 12, 2003 (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
United States: March 28, 2003 (limited)
Argentina: September 4, 2003
Netherlands: September 7, 2003 (Film by the Sea Film Festival)
France: September 9, 2003 (Deauville Film Festival)
Brazil: January 9, 2004 (São Paulo)
Mexico: February 27, 2004 (Mexico City)
France: August 18, 2004
Netherlands: October 12, 2004 (DVD premiere)
Germany: August 12, 2005 (DVD premiere)
Singapore: April 2, 2021 (DVD release)

Awards

Nominee | 2003 | Deauville Film Festival | Grand Special Prize | Robert Duvall, Assassination Tango

Box Office

Domestic: USD 1013272
Period: Aug 15 – 17, 2003 | Rank: 121 | Weeks in release: 21 | Theaters: 4 | Gross to date: USD 1000673 | Interval gross: USD 1045 | Per theater average: USD 261
Period: Aug 8 – 10, 2003 | Rank: 102 | Weeks in release: 20 | Theaters: 11 | Gross to date: USD 997709 | Interval gross: USD 4309 | Per theater average: USD 391
Period: Aug 1 – 3, 2003 | Rank: 114 | Weeks in release: 19 | Theaters: 4 | Gross to date: USD 992409 | Interval gross: USD 1962 | Per theater average: USD 490
Period: Jul 25 – 27, 2003 | Rank: 100 | Weeks in release: 18 | Theaters: 3 | Gross to date: USD 988597 | Interval gross: USD 3312 | Per theater average: USD 1104
Period: Jul 18 – 20, 2003 | Rank: 108 | Weeks in release: 17 | Theaters: 4 | Gross to date: USD 984011 | Interval gross: USD 1963 | Per theater average: USD 490
Period: Jul 11 – 13, 2003 | Rank: 119 | Weeks in release: 16 | Theaters: 6 | Gross to date: USD 981275 | Interval gross: USD 1874 | Per theater average: USD 312
Period: Jul 4 – 6, 2003 | Rank: 99 | Weeks in release: 15 | Theaters: 14 | Gross to date: USD 976677 | Interval gross: USD 4156 | Per theater average: USD 296
Period: Jun 27 – 29, 2003 | Rank: 88 | Weeks in release: 14 | Theaters: 14 | Gross to date: USD 970185 | Interval gross: USD 6390 | Per theater average: USD 456
Period: Jun 20 – 22, 2003 | Rank: 66 | Weeks in release: 13 | Theaters: 23 | Gross to date: USD 957406 | Interval gross: USD 14501 | Per theater average: USD 630
Period: Jun 13 – 15, 2003 | Rank: 60 | Weeks in release: 12 | Theaters: 28 | Gross to date: USD 930213 | Interval gross: USD 23208 | Per theater average: USD 828
Period: Jun 6 – 8, 2003 | Rank: 70 | Weeks in release: 11 | Theaters: 27 | Gross to date: USD 899269 | Interval gross: USD 17810 | Per theater average: USD 659
Period: May 30 – Jun 1, 2003 | Rank: 56 | Weeks in release: 10 | Theaters: 45 | Gross to date: USD 873865 | Interval gross: USD 25240 | Per theater average: USD 560
Period: May 23 – 25, 2003 | Rank: 51 | Weeks in release: 9 | Theaters: 27 | Gross to date: USD 833554 | Interval gross: USD 25128 | Per theater average: USD 930
Period: May 23 – 26, 2003 | Rank: 61 | Theaters: 27 | Gross to date: USD 841066 | Interval gross: USD 32640 | Per theater average: USD 1208
Period: May 16 – 18, 2003 | Rank: 76 | Weeks in release: 8 | Theaters: 23 | Gross to date: USD 801658 | Interval gross: USD 18604 | Per theater average: USD 808
Period: May 9 – 11, 2003 | Rank: 67 | Weeks in release: 7 | Theaters: 27 | Gross to date: USD 773611 | Interval gross: USD 32630 | Per theater average: USD 1208
Period: May 2 – 4, 2003 | Rank: 50 | Weeks in release: 6 | Theaters: 34 | Gross to date: USD 722160 | Interval gross: USD 48891 | Per theater average: USD 1437
Period: Apr 25 – 27, 2003 | Rank: 50 | Weeks in release: 5 | Theaters: 38 | Gross to date: USD 647174 | Interval gross: USD 61214 | Per theater average: USD 1610
Period: Apr 18 – 20, 2003 | Rank: 37 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 39 | Gross to date: USD 539021 | Interval gross: USD 138831 | Per theater average: USD 3559
Period: Apr 18 – 21, 2003 | Rank: 34 | Theaters: 39 | Gross to date: USD 550920 | Interval gross: USD 150730 | Per theater average: USD 3864
Period: Apr 11 – 13, 2003 | Rank: 41 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 33 | Gross to date: USD 358896 | Interval gross: USD 121555 | Per theater average: USD 3683
Period: Apr 4 – 6, 2003 | Rank: 42 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 22 | Gross to date: USD 202496 | Interval gross: USD 112109 | Per theater average: USD 5095
Period: Mar 28 – 30, 2003 | Rank: 50 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 7 | Gross to date: USD 64474 | Interval gross: USD 64474 | Per theater average: USD 9210