Carlos (2010– )

The story of Venezuelan revolutionary Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization and raided the 1975 OPEC meeting.

Stars:

Édgar Ramírez, Alexander Scheer, Fadi Abi Samra

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 15 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Édgar Ramírez	...	Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, aka 'Carlos' (3 episodes, 2010)
Alexander Scheer	...	Johannes Weinrich (3 episodes, 2010)
Fadi Abi Samra	...	Michel Moukharbel (3 episodes, 2010)
Ahmad Kaabour	...	Wadie Haddad (2 episodes, 2010)
Talal El-Jordi	...	Kamal al-Issawi 'Ali' (2 episodes, 2010)
Juana Acosta	...	Amie de Carlos (2 episodes, 2010)
Nora von Waldstätten	...	Magdalena Kopp (2 episodes, 2010)
Alejandro Arroyo	...	Dr. Valentín Hernández (2 episodes, 2010)
Christoph Bach	...	Hans-Joachim Klein 'Angie' (2 episodes, 2010)
Rodney El Haddad	...	Anis Naccache 'Khalid' (2 episodes, 2010)
Julia Hummer	...	Gabriele Kröcher-Tiedemann 'Nada' (2 episodes, 2010)
Antoine Balabane	...	Général al-Khouly (2 episodes, 2010)
Rami Farah	...	'Joseph' (2 episodes, 2010)
Aljoscha Stadelmann	...	Wilfred Böse 'Boni' (2 episodes, 2010)
Zeid Hamdan	...	'Youssef' (2 episodes, 2010)
Fadi Yanni Turk	...	Colonel Haïtham Saïd (2 episodes, 2010)
Katharina Schüttler	...	Brigitte Kuhlmann (2 episodes, 2010)
Badih Abou Chakra	...	Cheikh Yamani (2 episodes, 2010)
Basim Kahar	...	Riyadh el-Azzawi (2 episodes, 2010)
Cem Sultan Ungan	...	Agent irakien (2 episodes, 2010)

Storyline

Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, aka 'Carlos,' is a Venezuelan-born Marxist revolutionary who aligns himself with the Palestinian cause and becomes the world's most notorious terrorist. He leads assaults on the meeting of OPEC ministers, taking them hostage and flying them from country to country seeking asylum, one of the most daring acts of terrorism in history. From his earliest days as an apprentice in the revolutionary movement to his subsequent downfall, Carlos becomes a figure of legend.

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Plot Keywords:

revolutionary | opec | terrorism | multiple languages | car bomb | 

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Taglines:

The man who hijacked the world.

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Genres:

Biography | Crime | Drama | History | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Canal Plus [fr] MK2 [fr]

Country:

France Germany

Language:

English Arabic German Spanish French Hungarian Japanese Russian

Release Date:

19 May 2010 (France)

Also Known As:

Carlos the Jackal

Filming Locations:

Austria

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$20,006 (USA) (15 October 2010)

Gross:

$145,118 (USA) (14 January 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Films en Stock, Egoli Tossell Film, Canal+

Technical Specs

Runtime:

334 min 330 min 185 min (movie) 319 min 165 min (movie) 330 min (TV) 334 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Carlos is never once referred to as 'The Jackal' in the entire five-and-a-half hour running time.

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Quotes

Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, aka 'Carlos': Hasta la Victoria Siempre!

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Connections

Featured in Maltin on Movies: 50/50 (2011)
Movie reviewed in this episode.

User Reviews

One of the best of the year

Fast and furious, very much like the mesmerizing Mesrine in its focus on a focused, driven psychopath who ultimately commits crimes for the sense of power and adrenaline they fuel. Character vignettes are sharply portrayed in short, slower-paced scenes that provide rest stops from our own adrenaline rush and illustrate the defining personality traits of the eponymous anti-hero. As one example: the seduction scene in part 2 between Carlos and the German femme terrorist Magdalena Kopp.

Quite simply, like Mesrine, great cinema with action, passion and tragedy, and one of the best movies of the year.

Don't see anything less than the full version. DVR the showing on Sundance or wait for DVDs. The film was shot as a miniseries and there's no reason to see it in a theater, especially if it's the truncated version.