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26 September 1997 (USA)
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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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Smart, Sophisticated Action/Thriller
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(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.
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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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Factual errors: When Annibal Ramirez is going around in the Jerusalem market (about 15 minutes into the movie) we see him reach into his bag for film (to supposedly reload his camera), but the subsequent shot clearly shows there is no film in the open camera that he closes before he takes the picture of the two guards.
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References Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
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I loved this film. It was so intelligent but it also had some great action sequences, without basing the movie solely around them. Quinn, Sutherland and Kingsley all put in fantastic performances and there are enough twists to keep anyone interested. The ending was great as well.