The Jackal
How do you stop an assassin who has no identity?
Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, a psychopathic hitman known only as The Jackal proves an elusive target for the people charged with the task of bringing him down: a deputy FBI director, a Russian MVK Major, and a jailed IRA terrorist who can recognize him.
- Year: 1997
- Country: Canada, France, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Genre: Action, Thriller, Adventure, Crime
- Studio: Universal Pictures, Mutual Film Company, Alphaville Films, UGC PH, Marubeni, TOHO-TOWA, BBC, Tele München
- Keyword: showdown, hitman, politics, bratva (russian mafia), cold war, fbi, montreal, canada, revenge, terrorism, ira (irish republican army), pretending to be gay
- Director: Michael Caton-Jones
- Cast: Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, Sidney Poitier, Diane Venora, J.K. Simmons, Mathilda May