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The Jackal (1997) -- An imprisoned IRA sniper is freed to help stop a brutal, seemingly "faceless" assassin from completing his next job.

Overview

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Writers (WGA):
Kenneth Ross (earlier screenplay Day of the Jackal)
Chuck Pfarrer (screen story)
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Release Date:
14 November 1997 (USA) more
Tagline:
How do you stop an assassin who has no identity?
Plot:
An imprisoned IRA sniper is freed to help stop a brutal, seemingly "faceless" assassin from completing his next job. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(16 articles)
12 Rounds – Blu-Ray
 (From Scorecard Review. 6 July 2009, 1:36 PM, PDT)

Gere: 'The Jackal Was Too Violent'
 (From WENN. 30 October 2008, 6:29 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Very under-rated film more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Bruce Willis ... The Jackal

Richard Gere ... Declan Mulqueen

Sidney Poitier ... FBI Deputy Director Carter Preston

Diane Venora ... Major Valentina Koslova
Mathilda May ... Isabella Zanconia

J.K. Simmons ... FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon
Richard Lineback ... FBI Agent McMurphy
John Cunningham ... FBI Director Donald Brown

Jack Black ... Ian Lamont

Tess Harper ... The First Lady
Leslie Phillips ... Woolburton
Stephen Spinella ... Douglas

Sophie Okonedo ... Jamaican Girl
David Hayman ... Terek Murad
Steve Bassett ... George Decker
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Der Schakal (Germany)
Le chacal (France) (dubbed version)
The Day of the Jackal (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence and language.
Runtime:
124 min
Language:
English | Russian
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | DTS-Stereo
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Canada:18+ (Ontario) | USA:R (certificate #35563) | South Korea:15 (video rating) (cut) | South Korea:18 (original rating) | Philippines:R-18 | Norway:18 (original rating) (1998) | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KT | Brazil:14 | Canada:18A | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 (w) | Mexico:C | Netherlands:16 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:M18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | Australia:M (original theatrical version) (cut version) | Canada:13+ (Quebec)

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Trivia:
"Endtrack" by Massive Attack, the song that plays over the end credits, is actually an alternate remix of their song "Dissolved Girl". more
Goofs:
Continuity: Smoke from the muzzle of the Jackal's weapon when he points it at Lamont. more
Quotes:
[to FBI Director Brown, about the Jackal]
Declan Mulqueen: This man is no clown. He knows all your moves, back to front. Right now, you've got a name; that's all you've got. The Jackal has got a target: you. He's got a timetable. And as to making mistakes, he's spent twenty years in a trade that doesn't forgive error. And he's prevailed. You think he's the one who's up against it? It's the other way around.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The Making of 'The Jackal' (1998) (V) more
Soundtrack:
It's Over, It's Under more

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11 out of 15 people found the following comment useful:-
Very under-rated film, 24 June 2001
Author: MovieTycoon_7 (MovieTycoon_7@msn.com) from Birmingham

I thought that this was an intelligent thriller that lived up to the original. I thought that willis portrayed the perfect cold-blooded assassin. Richard Gere did a fine job as well. Even though you can tell his cheesey accent is a fake. This is not an action movie, so if you're expecting cars and planes blowing up, it doesn't happen. Even though one car blows up. This is a thriller and a good one at that.

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