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The Assistant
Movie poster
Directed by	Daniel Petrie
Screenplay by	Daniel Petrie
Based on	The Assistant by Bernard Malamud
Starring	Gil Bellows Armin Mueller-Stahl Joan Plowright Kate Greenhouse
Cinematography	Alain Dostie Philip Earnshaw
Edited by	Susan Maggi Peter Watson
Music by	Lawrence Shragge
Distributed by	Lionsgate Films
Release date	May 1, 1998 (1998-05-01)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

The Assistant is a 1998 drama film directed by Daniel Petrie and starring Gil Bellows, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Joan Plowright, and Kate Greenhouse. It is based on the 1957 novel of the same name by Bernard Malamud and was also the final theatrical film directed by Petrie before his death in 2004. 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.

• 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

• The Assistant at IMDb

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