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The Jackal (1997)

R  |   |  Action, Adventure, Crime  |  14 November 1997 (USA)
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An imprisoned IRA sniper is freed to help stop a brutal, seemingly "faceless" assassin from completing his next job.

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FBI Agent McMurphy
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The First Lady
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Terek Murad
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Storyline

Russian mobster Terek Murad has declared open season on the Russian militia and the United States FBI over the shooting of his brother in a Moscow nightclub. He hires "The Jackal" -- an elusive, nasty assassin -- to kill FBI Director Donald Brown. Present at the shooting of Murad's brother were FBI Deputy Director Carter Preston and Major Valentina Koslova of the Russian militia. Nearly no one has ever seen The Jackal, save for Declan Mulqueen, an imprisoned IRA sniper. Upon learning that the Director Brown is a target, Preston and Koslova enlist the services of the reluctant Mulqueen to track down the Jackal before he can assassinate Brown. Written by Jeff Cross <blackjac_1998@yahoo.com>

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jackal | russian | fbi | assassin | ira | See All (174) »

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How do you stop an assassin who has no identity?


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Rated R for strong violence and language | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

14 November 1997 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

The Day of the Jackal  »

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$15,164,595 (USA) (14 November 1997)

Gross:

DEM 15,218,058 (Germany) (3 April 1998)
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Trivia

In the scene at the marina in Chicago - where they're waiting for The Jackal to arrive by boat - Mulqueen (Richard Gere) turns to Major Koslova and says, "Shall we dance?" Seven years later, Gere starred in the film Shall We Dance (2004). See more »

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Declan is suddenly clean-shaven after diving into the water at the marina. See more »

Quotes

[after splitting an associate's head with an axe]
Terek Murad: I loved this man like a brother. He was a dear friend and partner to me. So I took no joy in that. But if I can do this to someone I love, imagine what I can do with someone I hate! The American FBI declares war on us. Then WAR IT IS!
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Featured in The Making of 'The Jackal' (1998) See more »

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Sunray 2
Written and Performed by Goldie and J. Majik
Courtesy of London Records
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Fast paced crime
11 July 2011 | by (Chile, on the way to the Falklands) – See all my reviews

Not sure why this movie seems so low rated, it's well worth a view ! It's fast paced with a number of strong actors and characters portrait very well by them. Maybe the story is not entirely believable, it seems that some leads are obtained a bit too easy, but does that matter? It's just great, action packed, clever, and if you like crime it should keep you on the edge of your chair. No, it's not like the original but I don't think the makers set out to do this. It would have been a crime to do that actually as the original is in it's own an excellent movie and remakes are most of the time disappointing. Go watch it, buy the DVD!


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