Union detective Allan Pinkerton falls in love with an aristocrat caught spying for the Confederacy.
We've curated a list of lesser-known films to help you explore the space-time continuum from the comfort of your couch.
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Share this Rating
Title: The Rose and the Jackal (TV Movie 1990)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
1 nomination.
See more awards »
Edit
Cast
| Credited cast: | |||
| Christopher Reeve | ... | Allan Pinkerton | |
| Madolyn Smith Osborne | ... | Rose O'Neal Greenhow | |
| Granville Van Dusen | ... | Tom | |
| Carrie Snodgress | ... | Joan Pinkerton | |
| Kevin McCarthy | ... | Senator Henry Wilson | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Haynes Brooke | ... | Lieutenant Lawrence Nevins | |
 |
Jerry Campbell | ... | Cowboy |
| Jeff Corey | ... | James Buchanan | |
| Tony Devon | ... | J.T. Evans | |
| Bill Eudaly | |||
| Wilbur Fitzgerald | ... | New York Times Reporter | |
|
|
Mert Hatfield | ... | Union Jailer |
| Christine Lakin | ... | Little Rose | |
|
|
George Lawes | ||
|
|
Patty Mack | ... | Molly |
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Add Synopsis
Storyline
Union detective Allan Pinkerton falls in love with an aristocrat caught spying for the Confederacy.
Parents Guide:
Add content advisory for parents »Frequently Asked Questions
This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.
Edit
See full technical specs »
Details
Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
16 April 1990 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
La rose et le chacal See more »Company Credits
Show more on
IMDbPro »
In a role that will appeal to women more than to men, Christopher Reeve plays a gruff and wildly attractive Alan Pinkerton. Married, he is away on assignment when he meets Rose, whom he suspects of spying for the Confederates. He's way out of his league socially and emotionally, while Rose attempts to manipulate him as she has most of the influential bigwigs in town. Does Rose really know what the impact of her actions are, and is she ready to accept the consequences? Can Pinkerton tend to business as well as learn to dance? The sexual tension is up and Pinkerton's defenses are down. This film is notable also because two of its stars -- Reeve and Snodgress -- are no longer with us.