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The Jackal

Violent action thriller about the FBI's attempts to catch a master of disguise who a Russian mafia boss has hired to kill a top figure in the US government. Starring Bruce Willis.

Violent action thriller. Russian mobster Terek Murad has declared open season on the Russian militia and the FBI over the shooting of his brother in a Moscow nightclub. He hires the Jackal, an anonymous highly-trained assassin, to kill the head of the FBI. With no other leads, FBI deputy director Carter Preston enlists the services of Declan Mulqueen, an imprisoned IRA sniper, to track the Jackal down.

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2 hours, 5 minutes

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Thu 2 Jul 201522:00
BBC Four

Credits

DirectorMichael Caton-Jones
The JackalBruce Willis
Declan MulqueenRichard Gere
FBI Deputy Director Carter PrestonSidney Poitier
Major Valentina KoslovaDiane Venora
Isabella ZanconiaMathilda May
FBI Agent TI WitherspoonJK Simmons
FBI Agent McMurphyRichard Lineback
FBI Director Donald BrownJohn Cunningham
Ian LamontJack Black
The First LadyTess Harper
WoolburtonLeslie Phillips
DouglasStephen Spinella
Jamaican GirlSophie Okonedo
Terek MuradDavid Hayman
Alexander RadzinskiJonathan Aris
WriterChuck Pfarrer
ProducerMichael Caton-Jones
ProducerSean Daniel
ProducerJames Jacks
ProducerKevin Jarre
ComposerCarter Burwell
Director of photographyKarl Walter Lindenlaub

Broadcasts

  • Sat 2 Jun 200721:45
    BBC Three
  • Wed 6 Jun 200722:00
    BBC Three
  • Fri 8 Aug 200823:20
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & Scotland
  • Fri 8 Aug 200823:50
    BBC One Northern Ireland & Scotland only
  • Fri 14 Aug 200922:30
    BBC HD
  • Fri 4 Dec 200923:45
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & Scotland
  • Sat 5 Dec 200900:15
    BBC One Scotland
  • Sun 20 Dec 200923:00
    BBC One Northern Ireland
  • Sun 28 Jul 201300:15
    BBC One
  • Thu 2 Jul 201522:00
    BBC Four

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