Movie
The Jackal
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1997-11-14
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Universal Pictures, Mutual Film Company, Alphaville Films
- Country
- United States of America, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, Finland, Russia, Canada
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Bruce Willis as The Jackal
- Richard Gere as Declan Mulqueen
- Sidney Poitier as Carter Preston
- Diane Venora as Major Valentina Koslova
- J.K. Simmons as FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon
- Mathilda May as Isabella Zanconia
- John Cunningham as FBI Director Donald Brown
- Jack Black as Ian Lamont
- Stephen Spinella as Douglas
- Tess Harper as The First Lady
- David Hayman as Terek Murad
- Ravil Isyanov as Ghazzi Murad
Crew
- Michael Caton-Jones - Director
- Chuck Pfarrer - Screenplay
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