The Jackal
1997 · Movie · R · 124 min · ★ 6.4
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.
Based on The Day of the Jackal
Also known as The Day of the Jackal
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Details
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1997-11-14
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 124 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (2,122 votes)
- Box office
- $159,330,280
- Budget
- $60,000,000
Themes
- showdown
- hitman
- politics
- bratva (russian mafia)
- cold war
- fbi
- montreal, canada
- revenge
- terrorism
- ira (irish republican army)
- political thriller
- pretending to be gay
Cast & crew
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
Directed by Michael Caton-Jones