The Assignment Directed by Walter Hill Produced by Saïd Ben Saïd Michel Merkt Written by Walter Hill Denis Hamill Starring Michelle Rodriguez Tony Shalhoub Anthony LaPaglia Caitlin Gerard Sigourney Weaver Music by Ry Cooder Cinematography James Liston Edited by Phill Norden Production company SBS Productions Solution Entertainment Group Distributed by Saban Films Release date September 11, 2016 (2016-09-11) (TIFF) March 3, 2017 (2017-03-03) (United States) Running time 95 minutes Country United States Language English