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Overview
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Writers (WGA):
Dan Gordon (written by) &
Sabi H. Shabtai (written by)
Release Date:
26 September 1997 (USA) more
Plot:
An American naval officer is recruited for an operation to eliminate his lookalike, the infamous terrorist Carlos The Jackal. full summary | add synopsis
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The REAL Jackal more (50 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Aidan Quinn | ... | Lt. Cmdr. Annibal Ramirez / Carlos |
 | Donald Sutherland | ... | Jack Shaw / Henry Fields |
 | Ben Kingsley | ... | Amos |
 | Claudia Ferri | ... | Maura Ramirez |
 | Céline Bonnier | ... | Carla |
 | Vlasta Vrana | ... | KGB Head Officer |
| Liliana Komorowska | ... | Agnieska |
| Von Flores | ... | Koj |
| Al Waxman | ... | Carl Mickens - CIA |
| Mitchell David Rothpan | ... | Joey Ramirez |
 | Gregory Hlady | ... | KGB Aide |
| Gabriel Marian Oseciuc | ... | KGB Agent |
| Frédéric Desager | ... | KGB Agent |
| Kliment Denchev | ... | KGB Technician |
| Yonathan Gordon | ... | Yoni |
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Also Known As:
Jackal (USA) (working title)
Le mandat (Canada: French title)
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Rated R for strong violence, sexuality and language.
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Spain:111 min | USA:115 min | Canada:119 min (Ontario)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Canada:14A (Ontario) | UK:18 | South Korea:15 (video rating) (cut) | South Korea:18 (original rating) | Philippines:R-18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | Iceland:16
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Errors in geography: During the car chase in Libya, you can see a sign on one of the walls in Hebrew, and there are no Hebrew signs in Libya. more
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References Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) more
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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year more
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This is certainly a quality movie with a classy cast. As far as movies about Carlos the Jackal go, this one beats Bruce Willis' feeble efforts in 'The Jackal' to a bloody pulp, then spits on them. I am a bit surprised that this movie hasn't attracted more votes, something of a 'sleeper' obviously. A pity because this film is definitely worth a watch. It is clever and never dull. See it, 7/10