There are two versions of Oliver Assayas’s epic, slow-burn,
globe-trotting examination of the terrorist Illich Ramirez Sanchez, better
known by his nom de guerre, “The Jackal”.
I'm opting for the bigger, badder, meaner cut.
I'm opting for the bigger, badder, meaner cut.
The inspiration for numerous villains in countless spy films and novels, the title character at the center of this 326-minute roadshow version of the French-produced
drama (originally aired in 3 parts for the Gallic tube) is at once a producer and
product of his times.
