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Arthouse favorite Olivier Assayas followed up his critical darling SUMMER HOURS (2008) with this wildly different chronicle - a biopic of the ultra-leftwing, Venezuelan terrorist-cum-mercenary Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, popularly known as 'Carlos the Jackal'.Product Identifiers
EAN5055201813374
eBay Product ID (ePID)102217943
Product Key Features
ActorNora Von Waldstatten, Rodney El Haddad, Julia Hummer, Edgar Ramirez, Alexander Scheer, Alejandro Arroyo, Christoph Bach, Ahmad Kaabour
DirectorOlivier Assayas
Certificate15
Subtitle LanguageEnglish
FormatBlu-ray
Release Year2010
LanguageFrench
FeaturesWidescreen, With Subtitles
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
GenreThriller, General
Additional Product Features
Director of PhotographyDenis Lenoir, Yorick Le Saux
Production DesignerFrancoise-Renaud Labarthe
ReviewsSan Francisco Chronicle - "Carlos" may not explain why Ilich Ramirez Sanchez did what he did, but it provides a fascinating window into the violent, convoluted and incestuous world of terrorism. It's an epic period piece that seems more relevant today than ever.
Number of Discs1
Consumer AdviceContains strong sex and bloody violence
Additional InformationArthouse favorite Olivier Assayas followed up his critical darling SUMMER HOURS (2008) with this wildly different chronicle - a biopic of the ultra-leftwing, Venezuelan terrorist-cum-mercenary Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, popularly known as 'Carlos the Jackal'. As co-written by Assayas and scenarist Dan Franck, the account spans the years 1973-1994 - or the period that witnessed Sanchez at his most violent and relentless. Narrative touchstones include the 1974 bomb attack at the Publicis Drugstore on Paris's Left Bank and the 1975 abduction of 11 OPEC officials from Vienna, as well as a torrent of assassinations that Carlos and his cronies planned but didn't carry out. As produced by Daniel Lecomte, this telling of Sanchez's life stars Edgar Ramirez as the terrorist, as well as Alexander Scheer, Aljoscha Stadelmann and Julia Hummer; it was predominantly shot in Germany, France and Lebanon.
Movie/TV TitleCarlos The Jackal
Sound sourceDolby Digital
ScreenwriterOlivier Assayas, Daniel Franck
Country/Region of ManufactureFrance
EditorLuc Barnier, Marion Monnier