The Assistant (1998 film)

The Assistant
Movie poster
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.

Cast

Gil Bellows as Frank Alpine
Armin Mueller-Stahl as Morris Bober
Joan Plowright as Ida Bober
Jaimz Woolvett as Ward Minogue
Frank Moore as Detective Minogue

External links

The Assistant at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Daniel Petrie

The Bramble Bush (1960)
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
The Main Attraction (1962)
Stolen Hours (1963)
The Idol (1966)
The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966)
Moon of the Wolf (1973)
The Neptune Factor (1973)
The Gun and the Pulpit (1974)
Buster and Billie (1974)
Eleanor and Franklin (1976)
Lifeguard (1976)
Sybil (1976)
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977)
The Betsy (1978)
Resurrection (1980)
Fort Apache, The Bronx (1981)
Six Pack (1982)
The Dollmaker (1984)
The Bay Boy (1984)
Square Dance (1987)
Rocket Gibraltar (1988)
Cocoon: The Return (1988)
Lassie (1994)
The Assistant (1998)
Inherit the Wind (1999)
Wild Iris (2001)

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