Assassination File: Operation Laskey

Movie
German title	Assassination File: Operation Laskey
Original title	The Assassination File
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1996
length	101 (abridged 98) minutes
Age rating	FSK 16 (shortened 12)
Rod
Director	John Harrison
script	Bruce Miller
production	Michael R. Joyce
music	Roger Bellon , Stewart Copeland
camera	Robert Draper
cut	Harry B. Miller III
occupation
Sherilyn Fenn : Lauren Jacobs Tom Verica : Jack Byrne Dan Butler : Harvey Young Diedrich Bader : Scott McDonough Victor Love : Anthony Laskey Kevin Corrigan : Nate Cochran Larry John Meyers : Attorney General Ceyes Paul Winfield : Senator Alan Laskey Curt DeBor : Greg Malone Betsy Zajko : Tracey Pizzaro

Assassination File: Operation Laskey ( The Assassination File ) is an American thriller from 1996 . Directed by John Harrison and written by Bruce Miller .

action

The FBI -Agentin Lauren Jacobs is with the protection of Senators appointed Alan Laskey, who was the first African American to the post of President of the United States candidate. Laskey is murdered and Jacobs is blamed for the failure of the protective measures. Jacobs then quits her job at the FBI and works as an art teacher.

Some time later, Jacobs receives evidence that there was a plot behind the murder of Laskey. She investigates the background, supported by her friend Jack Byrne. Jacobs and Byrne find a videotape that proves the existence of a conspiracy. The son of the murdered senator wants to publish it at a press conference. Fake FBI agents try to kill Jacobs and Byrne and blow up the building - but they are defeated in a fight.

Reviews

Jack Sommersby wrote on EFILMCRITIC.COM that the political thriller with " too familiar " elements made little sense. He praised the portrayal of Sherilyn Fenn that one could like.

The magazine TV direkt certified the film as " perfect craft without any logic breaks ".

The magazine rtv wrote that the film was " staged at a great speed ".

backgrounds

The film was shot in Pittsburgh .

Web links

• Assassination File: Operation Laskey in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Assassination File: Operation Laskey at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ uk.rottentomatoes.com, accessed on October 21, 2007  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ TV direkt 21/2007, page 123
3. ↑ www.rtv.de, accessed on October 21, 2007  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ^ Filming locations for The Assassination File, accessed October 21, 2007