Carlos / director: Olivier Assayas.

An epic, intensely detailed account of the life of the infamous international terrorist Ilich Ramirez Sanchez - also known as Carlos the Jackal. One of the twentieth century's most wanted fugitives, Carlos was committed to violent left-wing activism throughout the seventies and eighties, orchestrati...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Criterion collection ; 582.
Corporate Author: Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: Ramírez, Édgar, 1977-
Scheer, Alexander, 1976-
Assayas, Olivier
Language:Arabic
Chinese
English
French
German
Hungarian
Japanese
Russian
Spanish
Language of the Original:
Arabic
Language and/or Writing System:
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Arabic, Cantonese, English, French, German, Hungarian, Japanese, Russian or Spanish dialogue; English subtitles.
Published: [United States] : The Criterion Collection, 2011.
Edition:Widescreen.
Series:Criterion collection ; 582.
Subjects:
Carlos, > the Jackal > Drama.
Fugitives from justice > Drama.
Left-wing extremists > Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Physical Description:4 videodiscs (339 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (40 pages).
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
An epic, intensely detailed account of the life of the infamous international terrorist Ilich Ramirez Sanchez - also known as Carlos the Jackal. One of the twentieth century's most wanted fugitives, Carlos was committed to violent left-wing activism throughout the seventies and eighties, orchestrating bombings, kidnappings, and hijackings in Europe and the Middle East. Includes bonus features.
Note:Special features: New video interviews with director Olivier Assayas, actor Edgar Ramírez, and Lenoir; selected scene commentary featuring Lenoir; "Carlos: terrorist without borders" - an hour-long documentary on the career of Carlos; archival interview with Carlos associate Hans-Joachim Klein by Jean-Michel Bougreau and Daniel Leconte; "Maison de France" - a feature-length documentary on a Carlos bombing not included in the film; twenty-minute making-of documentary on the film's OPEC raid scene; original theatrical trailer.
Accompanied by 1 booklet featuring essays by critics Colin MacCabe and Greil Marcus, as well as a timeline of Carlo's life and biographies of selected figures protrayed in the film, written by Carlos's historical adviser, Stephen Smith.
Title from web page.
Release date: Sept. 27, 2011.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PN1995.9.F84 C37 2011 VideoDVD
Audience:
Not rated.
System Details:DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital; widescreen.
Cast:
Edgar Ramirez, Alexander Scheer.