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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.
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Overview

User Rating:
5.9/10   32,813 votes
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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 (200 total)

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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
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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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:
At age 91, just months before his death, Fred Zinnemann, director of the original The Day of the Jackal (1973), on which this film is based, fought with Universal to change the title of the film. He said the original had stood the test of time and did not want the remake to have the same title. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The blood spot on the wall of the subway station when the Jackal gets shot disappears. more
Quotes:
Declan Mulqueen: Ms. Koslova, is it?
Valentina Koslova: Mm-hmm.
Declan Mulqueen: And what would your first name be?
Valentina Koslova: Major. Major Koslova.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Hot Fuzz (2007) more
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11 out of 17 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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