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The Resource 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

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

Label
The Jackal
Title
The Jackal
Statement of responsibility
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
Contributor
Actor
Director
Distributor
Presenter
Producer
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
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
Cataloging source
MDK
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Karl Walter Lindenlaub; production design, Michael White; editor, Jim Clark; music, Carter Burwell
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R
Language note
In English or French, with optional subtitles in Spanish; closed-captioned
PerformerNote
Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, Sidney Poitier, Diane Venora
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1955-
  • 1949-
  • 1941-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Caton-Jones, Michael
  • Jacks, James
  • Pfarrer, Chuck
  • Willis, Bruce
  • Gere, Richard
  • Poitier, Sidney
  • Ross, Kenneth
  • Universal Pictures (Firm)
  • Mutual Film Company
  • Alphaville Productions
  • Universal Studios Home Video (Firm)
Runtime
125
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • United States
  • Assassins
  • United States
  • Assassins
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Label
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
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
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
  • Anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1)
  • 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
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocm39159350
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
Collector's edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (125 min.)
Isbn
9780783226880
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
025192026225
Other physical details
sound, color
Physical substance
DVD video
Publisher number
20262
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD, widescreen; NTSC; Dolby digital 5.1 surround in English; Dolby digital surround in French; region 1
Video recording format
DVD
Label
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
Publication
Copyright
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
  • Anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1)
  • 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
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocm39159350
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
Collector's edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (125 min.)
Isbn
9780783226880
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
025192026225
Other physical details
sound, color
Physical substance
DVD video
Publisher number
20262
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD, widescreen; NTSC; Dolby digital 5.1 surround in English; Dolby digital surround in French; region 1
Video recording format
DVD

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