Action ·Thriller ·Adventure ·Crime · United States of America · 1997 · 2h 4m

The Jackal

The Jackal poster
Director
Michael Caton-Jones
Cast
Bruce Willis as The Jackal Richard Gere as Declan Mulqueen Sidney Poitier as Carter Preston Diane Venora as Major Valentina Koslova J.K. Simmons as FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon Mathilda May as Isabella Zanconia
Crew
Karl Walter Lindenlaub — Director of Photography Jim Clark — Editor Carter Burwell — Original Music Composer Chuck Pfarrer — Screenplay Sean Daniel — Producer James Jacks — Producer
Tagline

How do you stop an assassin who has no identity?

Synopsis

Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, a psychopathic hitman known only as The Jackal proves an elusive target for the people charged with the task of bringing him down: a deputy FBI director, a Russian MVK Major, and a jailed IRA terrorist who can recognize him.

Trailer The Jackal — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
showdownhitmanpoliticsbratva (russian mafia)cold warfbimontreal, canadarevengeterrorismira (irish republican army)pretending to be gay
Key Collaborators
Michael Caton-Jones Director Karl Walter Lindenlaub Director of Photography Jim Clark Editor Carter Burwell Original Music Composer Chuck Pfarrer Screenplay Sean Daniel Producer James Jacks Producer Michael Caton-Jones Producer Kevin Jarre Producer Michael White Production Design Albert Wolsky Costume Design
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