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The Jackal

6.4

Released November 14, 1997Runtime 2h 4min

How do you stop an assassin who has no identity?

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.

Genres

Action

Thriller

Adventure

Crime

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Mutual Film Company

Alphaville Films

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $60,000,000
Revenue: $159,300,000
Profit/Loss: $99,300,000

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Cast

Bruce WillisThe Jackal

Richard GereDeclan Mulqueen

Sidney PoitierCarter Preston

Diane VenoraMajor Valentina Koslova

J.K. SimmonsFBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon

Mathilda MayIsabella Zanconia

John CunninghamFBI Director Donald Brown

Jack BlackIan Lamont

Stephen SpinellaDouglas

Tess HarperThe First Lady

David HaymanTerek Murad

Ravil IsyanovGhazzi Murad

Maggie CastleMaggie

Richard LinebackFBI Agent McMurphy

Karen KirschenbauerSpeaker

Daniel Dae KimAkashi

Serge HoudeBeaufres

Leslie PhillipsWoolburton

Steve BassettGeorge Decker

Jonathan ArisAlexander Radzinski

Richard CubisonGeneral Belinko

Bob KingdomAmbassador Koldin

Peter SullivanVasilov

John Harrington BlandDave

Terry LoughlinDavis

Walt MacPhersonDennehey

Jim GrimshawGreen Beret Colonel

Terrence CurrierSurgeon General

Sophie OkonedoJamaican Girl

Michael Caton-JonesMan in Video

Laura ViedermanWoman in Video

Gregory Porter MillerParamedic

Murphy GuyerNSC Representative

Philip LeMaistreBored Teenage Clerk

James McCauleyCIA Representative #1

Victor SobchakDoctor

Serge ChristianssensImmigration Officer

Boris BoscovicInterrogator

Ewan BaileyPrison Guard

Danette AlbericoWoman with Champagne #1

Debra GanoWoman with Champagne #2

Pamela PoitierLaw Clerk

Eddie Bo Smith Jr.Washington Cop

Dan ZiskieCIA Representative #2

Gayle JessupReporter

Bill CollinsMedic

David Gene GibbsPilot

James M. HelkeyCo-Pilot

Larry KingHimself

Yuri StepanovVictor Politovsky

Crew

Michael Caton-JonesDirector

Bill WestleyFirst Assistant Director

Libbie BarrScript Supervisor

Martin KraukaAdditional Second Assistant Director

Jane BurgessThird Assistant Director

Adam GoodmanSecond Assistant Director

Buddy Joe HookerSecond Unit Director

Chuck PfarrerScreenplay

Kenneth RossOriginal Film Writer

Sean DanielProducer

James JacksProducer

Michael Caton-JonesProducer

Kevin JarreProducer

Ellen ChenowethCasting

Gary LevinsohnExecutive Producer

Sean T. StrattonAssociate Producer

Hal LiebermanExecutive Producer

Terence A. CleggExecutive Producer

Mark GordonExecutive Producer

Leila KirkpatrickUnit Production Manager

Keith HatcherLocation Manager

Dorothy PreciousProduction Accountant

François SylvestreProduction Manager

Pat McCarthyProduction Coordinator

Michel ChauvinUnit Manager

Terence A. CleggExecutive In Charge Of Production

Denis PaquetteAssistant Location Manager

Andrew L. LanierLocation Assistant

Katie ConkeyExtras Casting Assistant

Terri DouglasADR Voice Casting

Rick KellyKey Set Production Assistant

Michael BeaudinAssistant Accountant

Kelly StultzPayroll Accountant

Beth-Anne UstonProduction Assistant

Mercedes KelsoCasting Assistant

Guylaine BoucherAssistant Production Coordinator

Jim ClarkEditor

Karl Walter LindenlaubDirector of Photography

Michael WhiteProduction Design

Gary ArcherProsthetics

Carter BurwellOriginal Music Composer

Jodi Michelle PynnStunts

Alan HookDraughtsman

Stephanie WertlakeArt Department Coordinator

Albert WolskyCostume Design

John FennerArt Direction

Bruton JonesArt Direction

Raymond DupuisArt Direction

Kate J. SullivanSet Decoration

Dennis BosherAssistant Art Director

Ricky EyresArt Direction

Ray BarrettConstruction Coordinator

Michael D. HarrellLeadman

Simon HumeFirst Assistant Camera

Bernard ArseneauBest Boy Electric

Sonny KompanekOrchestrator

Tricia OwenVisual Effects Coordinator

Lester DuntonVideo Assist Operator

Alf TramontinSteadicam Operator

Ole Dieter SturmCG Supervisor

Debbie NolanPropmaker

David S. Williams Jr.Digital Compositors

Arwell RobertsCamera Technician

Eli ReedStill Photographer

Scheris ShephardSet Costumer

Debbie LaneStand In

Dick MooreTransportation Coordinator

Eddie KnightGaffer

Mark AugusteADR Supervisor

Charles CottrellStandby Painter

Lorraine Z. CalvertAssistant Costume Designer

William A. CampbellCostume Supervisor

Pamela M. RogersSet Dressing Artist

Todd KasowMusic Editor

Barclay CrenshawPost Production Assistant

Heidi GilbertSet Production Assistant

Paul CridlinBoom Operator

Paul GillonMusic Supervisor

Michael AdamsGrip

Larry BlanfordAerial Director of Photography

Kathe SwansonKey Hair Stylist

Stephen McGregorCarpenter

Joe DunneStunt Coordinator

Martin HumeCamera Operator

Eithné FennelHairstylist

Eric O. SchustermanFirst Assistant Editor

Catherine CallesonAssistant Sound Editor

Lisa BanesThanks

Michael R. ClarkPainter

Howard 'Stick' BainesStunts

Kelly R. BorisyKey Grip

Richard KingSupervising Sound Editor

Richard MalzahnAnimation Supervisor

Matthew BrookmanElectrician

Noah BloughSound Effects Editor

Yves De BonoSpecial Effects Supervisor

Philip McDonaldProperty Master

Vito G. BalenzanoDriver

Bob FosterTransportation Captain

Phil HetosColor Timer

Mark David KerseyGreensman

Tom TrigoLocation Scout

Felicity BowringMakeup Artist

Tom MoorePicture Car Coordinator

Sandy O'NeillUnit Publicist

David JohnProduction Sound Mixer

Linda PerlinStunts

Mark 'Rocky' EvansElectrician

James MathenyDialogue Editor

William JacobsDialogue Editor

Michael HaightDialogue Editor

Erik StabenauStunts

Brian RobertsonGrip

Tom BarrettGrip

Mik AllenSecond Assistant Camera

Brendan GunnDialogue Coach

John SpragueWeapons Master

Gary BurrittNegative Cutter

Paul GillonMusic Consultant

Minni HärkönenCostume Assistant

Cliff LatimerADR Editor

Gary AlexanderAdditional Sound Re-Recordist

Ciro CandiaCamera Trainee

Andreas CrawfordDolly Grip

Katie HedrichAssistant Editor

Emma IbbetsonDigital Effects Producer

Tommy BoyerKey Set Costumer

Jack DyerConstruction Buyer

Nerses GezalyanFoley Mixer

Terry JacksonStunt Double

Jean SimardAssistant Property Master

Mark GriffinSpecial Effects Technician

David CrossmanWardrobe Assistant

David Gene GibbsPilot

David HillPyrotechnician

Weldon BrownADR Mixer

Peter MenichGraphic Designer

Richard PattersonDigital Supervisor

John GreavesStoryboard Artist

Alain GonzalezSwing

Simon TaylorTitle Designer

Robin DemetriouCatering

Tom DelmarStunt Driver

Jamie LagerhausenBest Boy Grip

Cris Thomas-PalominoStunts

Yves De BonoSpecial Effects

Dana BertoletteStunts

Frank Ferrara Sr.Stunts

Debbie GregStunts

Douglas CrosbyStunts

Christy CottonStunts

Eddie J. FernandezStunts

Dennis BridwellStunts

George Lane CooperStunts

Bill HartStunts

Tanner GillStunts

A. Michael LernerStunts

Hélèna LalibertéStunts

Hannah KozakStunts

Jamie Jo MedearisStunts

James C. LewisStunts

Rick SeamanStunts

Lynn SalvatoriStunts

Jim PalmerStunts

Charles PageStunts

Dan PlumStunts

Neil SummersStunts

John Stoneham Sr.Stunts

Lincoln SimondsStunts

Michael Sinclair WalterStunts

Daniel W. BarringerStunts

Ray ConchadoGrip

Jonathan CohenStunts

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Reviews

Globetrotting pursuit of a master-of-disguise assassin RELEASED IN 1997 and directed by Michael Caton-Jones, "The Jackal” is an international crime thriller about a joint FBI/MVD mission (led by Sidney Poitier and Diane Venora) that enlists the aid of an imprisoned IRA combatant (Richard Gere) t...

This is one I've seen several times over the years and while certainly not great and it is funny hearing Richard Gere with an Irish accent and the numerous hair changes with Bruce Willis, I still find it watchable and somewhat entertaining. That said, how the Jackal was written was a problem bec...

The Jackal is the kind of Thriller that does everything by the book. Most of the movie is comprised out of well-known and established tropes, it's got a packed cast and decent action scenes. It may not reinvent the wheel or keep you on your toes, but it does offer some solid 90's entertainment for ...