The Jackal / Universal Pictures and Mutual Film Company present an Alphaville production ; a Michael Caton-Jones film ; screen story and screenplay by Chuck Pfarrer ; produced by James Jacks [and others] ; directed by Michael Caton-Jones.

Jackal--the greatest assassin in history--out to eliminate a top U.S. government official. Declan Mulqueen, an imprisoned underground operative, is the only man who can stop him. Now, the Deputy Director of the FBI is taking the biggest risk of all ... he's releasing one criminal to stop another.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Universal Pictures (Firm)
Mutual Film Company
Alphaville Productions
Universal Studios Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Caton-Jones, Michael
Jacks, James
Pfarrer, Chuck
Willis, Bruce, 1955-
Gere, Richard, 1949-
Poitier, Sidney
Ross, Kenneth, 1941-
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English, French, or Spanish, with optional subtitles in Spanish; closed-captioned.
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Published: Universal City, CA : Universal Home Video, [1998], ©1998.
Edition:Collector's edition.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Assassins > Drama.
United States. > Federal Bureau of Investigation > Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
United States. > Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Assassins.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Jackal--the greatest assassin in history--out to eliminate a top U.S. government official. Declan Mulqueen, an imprisoned underground operative, is the only man who can stop him. Now, the Deputy Director of the FBI is taking the biggest risk of all ... he's releasing one criminal to stop another.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 1997.
Based on the screenplay of the 1973 film The day of the Jackal, by Kenneth Ross.
Special features: optional commentary by Michael Caton-Jones; The making of the jackal (including deleted scenes, an alternative ending and the trailer) (47 min.); production notes; cast and filmmakers bios and filmographies.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AJ9 D0011908 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R.
ISBN:0783226888 :
9780783226880
Credits:Director of photography, Karl Walter Lindenlaub; production design, Michael White; editor, Jim Clark; music, Carter Burwell.
System Details:DVD, widescreen; NTSC; Dolby digital 5.1 surround in English; Dolby digital surround in French; region 1.
Cast:
Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, Sidney Poitier, Diane Venora.