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Summary
Jack Shaw has experienced the terror first-hand. He's a top CIA agent who's tracked international killer-for-hire Carlos "The Jackal" Sanchez for over twenty years and barely survived Carlos' devastating bombing of a Parisian cafe. Now, he finally gets a break when he discovers Carlos' dead ringer: American naval officer and dedicated family man Annibal Ramirez.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 66GoodWatch 65
IMDb6.8
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings3.2/5
Running time
1 h 59 min
Longer than most thrillers, +15 min on the typical 104
typical 104119Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 12 countries, rent or buy in 58 more
+2Released
1997
September 28, 1997
29 years ago
Genres
ThrillerActionCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- Canada
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 11 more16 people
- Aidan QuinnAnnibal Ramirez / Carlos
- Donald SutherlandJack Shaw / Henry Fields
- Ben KingsleyAmos
- Claudia FerriMaura Ramirez
- Céline BonnierCarla
- Vlasta VranaKGB Head Officer
- Liliana KomorowskaAgnieska
- Von FloresKoj
Gregory HladyKGB Aide
Gabriel Marian OseciucKGB Agent- MDMitchell David RothpanJoey Ramirez
Frédéric DesagerKGB Agent
Kliment DenchevKGB Technician- YGYonathan GordonYoni
Al WaxmanCarl Mickens - CIA
Lucie LaurierParis Lover
Directing · 5
- Christian Duguay Director, Steadicam Operator, Camera Operator, Director of Photography
- David McLeod First Assistant Director
- Lorette Leblanc Continuity
- Robbie Ditchburn First Assistant Director
- Guylaine Chagnon Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
- Dan Gordon Screenplay
- Sabi H. Shabtai Screenplay
Production · 7
- David Saunders Executive Producer
- Franco Battista Producer
- Mary Margiotta Casting
- Karen Margiotta Casting
- Lucie Robitaille Casting
- Renaud Mathieu Production Manager
Camera · 12
- David Franco Director of Photography
- Bruno Philip Additional Camera
- François Daignault Second Assistant Camera
- Itzik Ben-Aroya Key Grip
- Mark Hoffman First Assistant Camera
- Georges Archambault Additional Camera
Editing · 2
- Yves Langlois Editor
- Eric Lambi Dialogue Editor
Sound · 6
- Normand Corbeil Music Editor, Original Music Composer
- Raymond Legault Sound Designer
- Michel B. Bordeleau Supervising Sound Editor
- Natalie Fleurant Sound Effects Editor
- Michel Gauvin Music Editor
- Tim Archer Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 4
- Michael Joy Production Design
- Louis Dandonneau Assistant Set Dresser
- Eric Lafrance Swing
- James Fox Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 8
- Ada Levin Costume Design
- Cecile Braemer Costume Coordinator
- Joan Patricia Parris Assistant Makeup Artist
- Melina Di Cristo Assistant Makeup Artist
- Benjamin Robin Key Hair Stylist
- Nicole Lapierre Key Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 5
- Jacques Levesque Digital Compositor
- Sébastien Moreau Digital Compositor
- Olivier Ruel Digital Compositor
- André Ü Montambeault Digital Compositor
- Michel Frenette Digital Compositor
Lighting · 2
- Nimi Getter Gaffer
- Ofer Margolin Electrician
Other crew · 8
- Tim Monich Dialect Coach
- Michael Scherer Stunts Coordinator
- Gary Coates Special Effects Technician
- Ryal Cosgrove Special Effects Coordinator
- Diane Pitblado Dialect Coach
- Daniel Huysmans Property Master
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