DVD

The Jackal / Universal Pictures and Mutual Film Company present an Alphaville production ; a Michael Caton-Jones film ; screen story and screenplay by Chuck Pfarrer ; produced by James Jacks [and others] ; directed by Michael Caton-Jones.

Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, Sidney Poitier, Diane Venora. (Cast).

Summary:

Jackal--the greatest assassin in history--out to eliminate a top U.S. government official. Declan Mulqueen, an imprisoned underground operative, is the only man who can stop him. Now, the Deputy Director of the FBI is taking the biggest risk of all ... he's releasing one criminal to stop another.

Record details

ISBN: 0783226888
ISBN: 9780783226880
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Collector's ed.
Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Home Video, ©1998.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1997. Based on the screenplay of the 1973 film The day of the Jackal, by Kenneth Ross. Special features: optional commentary by Michael Caton-Jones; The making of the jackal (including deleted scenes, an alternative ending and the trailer) (47 min.); production notes; cast and filmmakers bios and filmographies.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Karl Walter Lindenlaub; production design, Michael White; editor, Jim Clark; music, Carter Burwell.
Participant or Performer Note:	Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, Sidney Poitier, Diane Venora.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R.
System Details Note:	DVD, widescreen; NTSC; Dolby digital 5.1 surround in English; Dolby digital surround in French; region 1.
Language Note:	In English, French, or Spanish, with optional subtitles in Spanish; closed-captioned.