The Amateur
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| Initial release | December 11, 1981 |
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| Directors | Charles Jarrott |
| Box office | 6. 892 million USD |
| Initial DVD release | July 26, 2005 |
| Producers | Joel B. Michaels |
| Garth Drabinsky | |
| Mario Kassar | |
| Andrew G. Vajna | |
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| ID | 2900821 |
About The Amateur
When the wife of CIA agent Charles Heller (John Savage) is killed by a group of terrorists in Munich, Germany, he decides to hunt down the escaped killers. However, he is only a code specialist without combat expertise, and he does not have agency permission. Using classified information, Heller blackmails the CIA into training him and sending him into Czechoslovakia, where the killers are currently located. Once he arrives, Heller discovers that he may be their target after all. … MORE
Footballer Luis Díaz reunited with father after kidnapping
... The group quickly released his wife, Cilenis Marulanda, as police closed in but led The Amateur football coach into the nearby mountains at gunpoint...
In pictures: Redheads celebrate fiery locks at Dutch festival
... The Amateur painter found himself drawn to the aesthetic qualities of redheads, so advertised for 15 ginger models to paint - only to be deluged with 150 responses...
Cardiff riot: Can lack of opportunities for young people be blamed?
... Ely resident Darren joined the boxing club as a child and over the past 10 years, trained young people in The Amateur boxing gym five to six times a week...
Titanic: Amateur radio heard SOS in Welsh town 2,000 miles away
... Within a year Marconi had signed-up The Amateur up to his wireless company...
The secret cinema hidden in an Edinburgh basement flat
... The idea was to show The Amateur cine films made by club members at their regular meetings or at various summer outings...
Ex-British & Irish Lions stars join brain injury legal action
... " Mr Woodward said he was also concerned about how prevalent brain injuries may be in The Amateur leagues...
Research call over MND risk to elite rugby players
... It looked at former Scotland rugby international players from both The Amateur and the professional period...
Snakebites becoming more common in the UK
... The Amateur snake keeper who lost part of their finger because the tissue died was also treated with antivenom...
Footballer Luis Díaz reunited with father after kidnapping
By Vanessa BuschschlüterBBC News
Colombian football star Luis Díaz has been reunited with his father Luis Manuel Díaz who was released by rebels after holding him hostage for 12 Days .
The Liverpool striker and his father cried as they hugged each other for the First Time after the kidnapping ordeal.
Luis Manuel Díaz's abduction by The National Liberation Army (ELN) caused outrage in Colombia and abroad.
The ELN said it had kidnapped the 58-year-old and his wife for ransom.
The Group quickly released his wife, Cilenis Marulanda, as police closed in but led The Amateur football coach into the nearby mountains At Gunpoint .
The ELN leader described The Abduction of the popular coach as a " mistake" but has insisted that kidnappings for ransom are not a breach of the ceasefire it signed earlier this year.
The guerrilla group released Luis Manuel Díaz last Thursday to United Nations and Catholic Church officials.
Later That Day he was reunited with his wife and other Family Members , but it was not Until Now that he was able to embrace his footballer star son.
Luis Díaz has flown to Colombia to train with The National team ahead of its World Cup qualifier against Brazil on Friday.
The Player missed two of Liverpool's matches while his father was being held by The Rebels but came off The Bench during the English Premier League game against Luton on 5 November.
After scoring a goal in stoppage time, he pulled up his Liverpool shirt to show a T-shirt underneath bearing The Message " freedom for papa".
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
