The Jackal (1997)

Calificación de los usuarios:

5.9/10   

Director:

Michael Caton-Jones

Escritores (WGA):

Kenneth Ross (earlier screenplay Day of the Jackal)
Chuck Pfarrer (screen story)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

14 noviembre 1997 (USA)

Género:

Acción | Aventura | Crimen | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

How do you stop an assassin who has no identity?

Plot:

An imprisoned IRA sniper is freed to help stop a brutal, seemingly "faceless" assassin from completing his next job.

Plot Keywords:

Jackal | Assassin | FBI | IRA | Major

Premios:

1 win & 3 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Different from the original, but still quite good

Reparto

Bruce Willis	...	The Jackal
Richard Gere	...	Declan Mulqueen
Sidney Poitier	...	FBI Deputy Director Carter Preston
Diane Venora	...	Major Valentina Koslova
Mathilda May	...	Isabella Zanconia
J.K. Simmons	...	FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon
Richard Lineback	...	FBI Agent McMurphy
John Cunningham	...	FBI Director Donald Brown
Jack Black	...	Ian Lamont
Tess Harper	...	The First Lady
Leslie Phillips	...	Woolburton
Stephen Spinella	...	Douglas
Sophie Okonedo	...	Jamaican Girl
David Hayman	...	Terek Murad
Steve Bassett	...	George Decker

También conocida como:

Der Schakal (Alemania)
Le chacal (France) (dubbed version)
The Day of the Jackal (USA) (working title)
Chacal (Spain) [es]
The jackal: Chacal (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and language.

Duración:

124 min

País:

USA | UK | France | Alemania | Japan

Idioma:

Inglés | Ruso

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

DTS | DTS-Stereo

Clasificación:

Iceland:16 | Canada:18+ (Ontario) | USA:R (certificate #35563) | South Korea:15 (video rating) (cut) | South Korea:18 (original rating) | Philippines:R-18 | Norway:18 (original rating) (1998) | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KT | Brazil:14 | Canada:18A | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 (w) | Mexico:C | Netherlands:16 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:M18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | Australia:M (original theatrical version) (cut version) | Canada:13+ (Quebec)

Locaciones de Filmación:

Burnham Park Yacht Club - 1500 Linn White Drive, Near South Side, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Compañía:

Alphaville Films

Trivialidades:

Bruce Willis asked for the scene where the Jackal kills a gay man to be re-shot so it was more obvious that he was being killed due to the fact that he knew too much (having seen The Jackal on a news report) rather than because he was gay.

Errores:

Continuidad: When Witherspoon is shot by the Jackal at Isabela's house his blood stains disappear when you see the Jackal leaving.

Citas:

Declan Mulqueen: Ms. Koslova, is it?
Valentina Koslova: Mm-hmm.
Declan Mulqueen: And what would your first name be?
Valentina Koslova: Major. Major Koslova.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Banda de Sonido:

Warsovienne

Different from the original, but still quite good

I was sure this movie was going to be a disappointment, but after seeing it I have to say I was deeply wrong. Sure, the story has numerous big holes (Gere knows the operating technique of his opponent so well and down to the last detail, you'd think they used to live together from the moment they were born - total exaggeration, another example are the lame effects when he's between two trains), and Gere's dialect is way off (for some reason it didn't bother me at all), but the rest is pure action and entertainment extravaganza. Bruce Willis was a perfect choice for the Jackal and Sidney Poitier was as always amazing and really helped the atmosphere of the movie with his role. The ending was a bit short, but in my opinion necessary, because I knew what was going to happen, so why delay it. Nicely done, and great music. 7/10