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26 September 1997 (USA) morePlot:
An American naval officer is recruited for an operation to eliminate his lookalike, the infamous terrorist Carlos The Jackal. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
A brilliant, complex, entertaining thriller moreCast
(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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Rated R for strong violence, sexuality and language.Parents Guide:
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Spain:111 min | USA:115 min | Canada:119 min (Ontario)Country:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
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:16Fun Stuff
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Factual errors: The background voices in Libya are speaking Levantine Arabic, which is spoken in Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine, but definitely not Libya. moreQuotes:
Jack Shaw: What did Darth Vader say to Luke Skywalker? Come over to the dark side. Come over, Annibal. You have no idea of the power we have. moreSoundtrack:
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This is one of the best thrillers I've seen. It's intelligently made and brilliantly filmed, and is one of the few thrillers that creates complex, interesting characters and makes the movie about them, not the action. I would recommend it to just about anyone, especially people who like movies with both style and substance.