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Overview
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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 synopsisPlot Keywords:
Irish Republican Army
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Villain Played By Lead Actor
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Animal In Title
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Korean Food
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Remake Of French Film
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Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(14 articles)
NBC Universal To Debut Gumshoe Cable Net (From Studio Briefing. 3 November 2005)
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Very under-rated film moreCast
(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 |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Chacal, Le (France) (dubbed version)Schakal, Der (Germany)
The Day of the Jackal (USA) (working title)
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Rated R for strong violence and language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
124 minColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:R (certificate #35563) | South Korea:18 (original rating) | South Korea:15 (video rating) (cut) | Philippines:R-18 | Norway:18 (original rating) (1998) | Iceland:16 | Canada:18+ (Ontario) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KT | Brazil:14 | Canada:18A | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 (w) | Mexico:C | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | 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)Filming Locations:
Burnham Park Yacht Club - 1500 Linn White Drive, Near South Side, Chicago, Illinois, USA moreMOVIEmeter: 
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Edward Fox is rumored to have rejected a cameo role (possibly the Leslie Phillips role, Woolburton). moreGoofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Declan and the marine sniper are looking at the van, the latter says it is at 762 meters away, when it is clearly much closer. 762 meters are exactly 2500 feet. Perhaps they meant 76.2 meters. moreQuotes:
Declan Mulqueen: A man like this doesn't make mistakes.Valentina Koslova: No? They always make one somewhere. Isn't that how you were caught?
Carter Preston: Ouch.
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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.