Ambush

2001 · directed by John Frankenheimer

Rating

68/100

Hit

no

While escorting an elderly man to an undisclosed location, The Driver is confronted by a van full of armed men and is warned that the old man has stolen a large amount of diamonds. The old man claims to have swallowed the diamonds and that the men will likely cut him open to retrieve them. The Driver decides at the last minute to help him, participating in a car chase and shootout with the van. The Driver eventually evades his pursuers and watches their destruction. He then delivers the old man to a town nearby and asks the merchant if he did indeed swallowed the diamonds. The client merely chuckles and walks away. The Driver then leaves.

Ambush (2001), directed by John Frankenheimer, rates 68/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Clive Owen
• Tomas Milian
• Franklin Dennis Jones

Crew

• Newton Thomas Sigel — Director of Photography
• Robert Duffy — Editor
• Andrew Kevin Walker — Writer

More from John Frankenheimer

1. The Manchurian Candidate (1962) — 93/100 · hit
2. Path to War (2003) — 82/100 · hit
3. The Train (1964) — 81/100 · hit
4. Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) — 79/100
5. Seven Days in May (1964) — 79/100
6. Grand Prix (1966) — 76/100

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