The Assistant (1998 film)

The Assistant

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Directed by Daniel Petrie
Screenplay by Daniel Petrie
Starring Gil Bellows
Music by Lawrence Shagge
Cinematography Alain Dostie
Philip Earnshaw
Edited by Susan Maggi
Peter Watson
Distributed by Lionsgate Films
Release dates
  • May 1, 1998 (1998-05-01)
Running time
98 minutes
Country United States
Language English

The Assistant is a 1998 film directed by Daniel Petrie. It is based on the 1957 novel of the same name by Bernard Malamud. It follows a young man who finds work at a shop at the turn-of-the-century, and falls in love with the owner's daughter, inflaming deeply religious origins. Filming took place in Toronto.

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