The Jackal
A vengeful Azerbaijani mafia kingpin hires "The Jackal," a master of disguise and assassination, to kill a high-profile American target, forcing an FBI deputy director and a Russian major to recruit a dangerous IRA sniper to stop the deadly plot before it's too late.
“How do you stop an assassin who has no identity?”
Synopsis
A psychopathic hitman known only as The Jackal is hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead. The Jackal becomes an elusive target for those tasked with capturing him: a deputy FBI director, a Russian MVK major, and a jailed IRA terrorist who is able to recognize him.
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A crew of 305+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Jim ClarkShot by Karl Walter LindenlaubScored by Carter BurwellDesigned by Michael WhiteSound by Ron Bartlett Nm0058897Costumes by Albert WolskyStunts by Joe Dunne
Box Office
1997 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 2.7× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$159.3M
US & Canada: $54.9M — 34% of worldwide · International: $104.4M (66%)
Opening weekend: $15.2M — 28% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $19.5M — 36% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,193 theaters
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Also known as
- Der Schakalde
- Le Chacalfr
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- United StatesNov 10, 1997
- SingaporeDec 4, 1997
- South KoreaDec 13, 1997
- Hong Kong SAR ChinaDec 18, 1997
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Cast & Crew
305 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Bruce Willis
as The Jackal
Richard Gere
as Declan Mulqueen
Sidney Poitier
as Preston
Diane Venora
as Valentina Koslova
Mathilda May
as Isabella
J K Simmons
as Witherspoon
Richard Lineback
as McMurphy
John Cunningham
as Donald Brown
Jack Black
as Lamont
Tess Harper
as The First Lady
Leslie Phillips
as Woolburton
Stephen Spinella
as Douglas
Supporting cast
76Sophie Okonedo
as Jamaican Girl
David Hayman
as Terek Murad
Steve Bassett
as George Decker
Yuri Stepanov
as Victor Politovsky
Walt Macpherson
as Dennehey
Ravil Isyanov
as Ghazzi Murad
Maggie Castle
as 13 Year Old Girl
Karen Kirschenbauer
as Speaker
Terrence Currier
as Surgeon General
Daniel Dae Kim
as Akashi
Michael Caton Jones
as Man in Video
Laura Viederman
as Woman in Video
Peter Sullivan
as Vasilov
Richard Cubison
as General Belinko
Jim Grimshaw
as Green Beret Colonel
Gregory Porter Miller
as Paramedic
Bob Kingdom
as Ambassador Koldin
Murphy Guyer
as NSC Representative
Philip Le Maistre
as Bored Teenage Clerk
Serge Houde
as Beaufres
James Mccauley
as CIA Rep. #1
Terry Loughlin
as Davis
Victor Sobchak
as Doctor
Serge Christiaenssens
as Immigration Officer
Boris Boscovic
as Interrogator
Ewan Bailey
as Prison Guard
Danette Alberico
as Woman with Champagne
Debra Gano
as Woman with Champagne
John Harrington Bland
as Dave
Pamela Poitier
as Law Clerk
Jonathan Aris
as Alexander Radzinski
Eddie Bo Smith Jr
as Washington Cop
Larry King
as Larry King
Dan Ziskie
as CIA Rep. #2
Gayle Jessup
as Reporter
Bill Collins
as Medic
David Gene Gibbs
as Pilot
James M Helkey
as Co-Pilot
Allen Altman
as Car Salesman
Mike Azevedo
as Student
David Barrass
as Bolitonov
Glenn Thomas Carson
as Extra
Caryn Cheever
as Yacht Club Gala Patron
Jim Clark
as Narrator on TV
George Lane Cooper
as Ghazzi Murads Henchman
Robert Gwyn Davin
as FBI Agent
Tom Delmar
as Postman Hitman
Sam Feuer
as Highway Patrolman
Harry Fielder
as American Cop on Roof
Reese Foster
as Injured Person
Pierre Gaudette
as Gate security guard
Mikhail Gorbachev
as Self
Dalton Gray
as Motorcycle cop
Dave Groom
as Subway Patron
Eric Hoziel
as Hitman
Raymond H Johnson
as Doctor
Jeff Johnston
as Highway Patrolman
Tim Krueger
as Sailor
Jared Labelle
as Man in Subway
Vladimir Lenin
as Self
Lee Litas
as Bathing Beauty
Jarmo Makinen
as Ghazzi's Bodyguard
Robert Minkoff
as Bit
Margo Moorer
as FBI Agent
Edgar Olvera
as FBI Agent
Frank Principe
as Sick Person
Ronald Reagan
as Self
J Christoffer Slotte
as Russian Policeman Outside Nightclub
Tim L Smith
as Construction Worker
Chax Stern
as Attorney
Dominic Paolo Testa
as Party Attendee
Rick Touhy
as Cop
Tsar Nicholas Ii
as Self
Tsarina Alexandra
as Self - with the Tsar
Emma Willis
as Gina
Boris Yeltsin
as Self
Directors
1Writers
2Producers
10Gary Levinsohn
executive producer
Hal Lieberman
executive producer
James Jacks
Producer
Kevin Jarre
Producer
Lennykornberg
Executive Producer
Mark Gordon Nm0330428
executive producer
Michael Caton Jones
Producer
Sean Daniel
Producer
Sean T Stratton
associate producer (as Sean Stratton)
Terence A Clegg
executive producer (as Terence Clegg)
Other crew
211Michael Mccuistion
additional orchestrator
Martin Krauka
additional second assistant director (uncredited)
Gary Alexander Nm0018428
additional sound re-recordist
Weldon Brown
adr mixer
Mark Auguste
adr supervisor
Terri Douglas
adr voice casting
Larry Blanford
aerial director of photography
Richard Malzahn
animation supervisor: Perpetual Motion Pictures
Jon Baker
armourer (uncredited)
Bruton Jones
Art Directors
John Fenner
Art Directors
Raymond Dupuis
Art Directors
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