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The Jackal

Movie·1997·Action, Crime, Thriller·2h 4m·6.4 (2,129)·Directed by Michael Caton-Jones

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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.

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Bruce WillisBruce WillisThe JackalRichard GereRichard GereDeclan MulqueenSidney PoitierSidney PoitierCarter PrestonDiane VenoraDiane VenoraMajor Valentina KoslovaJ.K. SimmonsJ.K. SimmonsFBI Agent T. I. WitherspoonMathilda MayMathilda MayIsabella ZanconiaJohn CunninghamJohn CunninghamFBI Director Donald BrownJack BlackJack BlackIan Lamont

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