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26 September 1997 (USA) morePlot:
An American naval officer is recruited for an operation to eliminate his lookalike, the infamous terrorist Carlos The Jackal. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Slick, tidy, and well-made old school version of a great international thriller. moreCast
(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.Parents Guide:
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Spain:111 min | USA:115 min | Canada:119 min (Ontario)Country:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
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:16Fun Stuff
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Crew or equipment visible: When the car flips over on the stair, you can see the stuntman wearing a helmet before the car explodes. moreQuotes:
Jack Shaw: What did Darth Vader say to Luke Skywalker? Come over to the dark side. Come over, Annibal. You have no idea of the power we have. moreSoundtrack:
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Slick, tidy, and well-made old school version of how a great international thriller should be made. Determined to nail a feared global terrorist who is known as "Carlos the Jackal", Jack Shaw (Donald Sutherland, "Without Limits", "Space Cowboys"), a CIA operative and his Israeli counterpart, Amos (Ben Kingsley, "Gandhi", "Sexy Beast") get a noble Naval officer, Annibal Ramirez (Aidan Quinn, "Music of the Heart"), to become Carlos and use him in a daring plot to get the KGB to kill the real Carlos, because he took an offer from the CIA. Sutherland and Kingsley are both good here, but the movie really belongs to Quinn here, who embodies himself here (in a dual role). Director Christian Duguay and cinematographer David Franco provide another great asset of the film here with Hitchcockian-like suspense and great sights of the world.