Directed by:
Michael Caton-JonesCinematography:
Karl Walter LindenlaubComposer:
Carter BurwellCast:
Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, Sidney Poitier, Diane Venora, Mathilda May, J.K. Simmons, Richard Lineback, John Cunningham, Jack Black, Tess Harper (more)Plots(1)
The Jackal (Bruce Willis) is an assassin with a thousand faces, and his latest prey is a top US government official. In an attempt to prevent the killing, the FBI's Deputy Director (Sidney Poitier) sets a thief to catch a thief, releasing imprisoned underground operative Declan Mulqueen (Richard Gere) to bring the Jackal to book. (Universal Pictures UK)
(more)Cast
![Bruce Willis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/040/166040331_26afeb.jpg)
Bruce Willis
West Germany
Best movies:
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Die Hard (1988)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
![Richard Gere](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/054/164054984_6c9f7f.jpg)
Richard Gere
USA
Best movies:
Hachiko: A Dog's Story (2009)
Primal Fear (1996)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
![Sidney Poitier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/387/164387863_857bca.png)
Sidney Poitier
USA
Best movies:
A Patch of Blue (1965)
To Sir, with Love (1967)
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
![Diane Venora](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/414/414873_2b1c7e.jpg)
Diane Venora
USA
Best movies:
Heat (1995)
The Insider (1999)
Bird (1988)
![Mathilda May](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/163/164163071_3cc3cf.jpg)
Mathilda May
France
Best movies:
Perlasca: The Courage of a Just Man (2002) (TV movie)
The Cry of the Owl (1987)
Naked Tango (1990)
![J.K. Simmons](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/437/164437911_7e0108.jpg)
J.K. Simmons
USA
Best movies:
Klaus (2019)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
Whiplash (2014)
![Richard Lineback](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/901/157901378_4a9fe8.gif)
Richard Lineback
Best movies:
The Ring (2002)
Speed (1994)
Inherit the Wind (1988) (TV movie)
John Cunningham
USA
Best movies:
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Starship Troopers (1997)
Nixon (1995)
![Jack Black](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/360/162360673_4d41b5.png)
Jack Black
USA
Best movies:
Enemy of the State (1998)
Ice Age (2002)
Dead Man Walking (1995)
![Tess Harper](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271641_5c09b3.jpg)
Tess Harper
USA
Best movies:
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
![Leslie Phillips](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/072/312/72312358_d92105.jpg)
Leslie Phillips
UK
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Out of Africa (1985)
The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
![Stephen Spinella](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/431/431645_c11678.jpg)
Stephen Spinella
Italy
Best movies:
Milk (2008)
And the Band Played On (1993) (TV movie)
The Normal Heart (2014) (TV movie)
![Sophie Okonedo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/142/164142104_c1b317.png)
Sophie Okonedo
UK
Best movies:
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
The Escape Artist (2013) (series)
![David Hayman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/800/157800156_48cb0c.jpg)
David Hayman
UK
Best movies:
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)
Murder Rooms: The Photographer's Chair (2001) (TV movie)
![Michael Caton-Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269907_85b02f.jpg)
Michael Caton-Jones
UK
Best movies:
Doc Hollywood (1991)
The Jackal (1997)
![Maggie Castle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/634/158634071_6d2e40.jpg)
Maggie Castle
Canada
Best movies:
Professor Marston & the Wonder Women (2017)
The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)
I'm Not There (2007)
![Jarmo Mäkinen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/808/158808966_1b9d43.jpg)
Jarmo Mäkinen
Finland
Best movies:
The Purge (2012)
Popular Music (2004)
The Hunters (1996)
![Daniel Dae Kim](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/476/164476944_fff6cb.png)
Daniel Dae Kim
South Korea
Best movies:
Lost: The Final Journey (2010) (TV movie)
Crash (2004)
Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
![Jonathan Aris](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/957/163957811_059169.jpg)
Jonathan Aris
UK
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant (1998) (TV movie)
Wallander (2008) (series)
![Serge Houde](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/456/456136_b1136d.jpg)
Serge Houde
Canada
Best movies:
Maurice Richard (2005)
Into the West (2005) (series)
50/50 (2011)