Carlos
Daniel Leconte presents; in association with the Sundance Channel; in co-production with Egoli Tossell Film; a movie produced by Film En Stock; produced by Daniel Leconte; written by Olivier Assayas and Dan Franck; directed by Olivier Assayas
- Resource Type:
- DVD Video
- Edition:
- DVD special ed. ; widescreen
- Creation:
- Created or produced in 2010
- Publication:
- [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2011]
- Copyright:
- ©2011
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- Summary:
- An epic, intensely detailed account of the life of the infamous international terrorist Ilich Ramirez Sanchez - also known as Carlos the Jackal. One of the twentieth century's most wanted fugitives, Carlos was committed to violent left-wing activism throughout the seventies and eighties, orchestrating bombings, kidnappings, and hijackings in Europe and the Middle East.
- Contributors:
- Ramírez, Édgar, 1977- , actorAbi Samra, Fadi , actorKaabour, Ahmad , actorBach, Christoph, 1975- , actorVon Waldstätten, Nora , actorAl Haddad, Rodney , actorHummer, Julia , actorScheer, Alexander, 1976- , actorEl-Jurdi, Talal , actorLeconte, Daniel , producerAssayas, Olivier , screenwriter, directorFranck, Dan , screenwriter
- Language Notes:
- French with dialogue in English Arabic, French, German, Hungarian, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish with optional English subtitles. Booklet in English.
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- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation ; Dolby Digital surround 5.1.
- Performers:
- Cast: Édgar Ramírez, Fadi Abi Samra, Ahmad Kaabour, Christoph Bach, Nora Von Waldstätten, Rodney El-Haddad, Julia Hummer, Alexander Scheer, Talal El-Jurdi.
- Production Credits:
- Cinematography, Yorick Le Saux, Denis Lenoir ; editing, Luc Barnier.
- General Notes:
- Based on an original idea by Daniel Leconte.
Originally broadcast by Canal+ in 2010.
Container indicates subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing, but item is only closed captioned.
Accompanying booklet contains "essays by critics Colin MacCabe and Greil Marcus, as well as a timeline of Carlos's life and biographies of selected figures portrayed in the film, written by Carlos's historical advisor, Stephen Smith.
Special features: new video interviews with director Olivier Assayas, actor Édgar Ramírez, and Lenoir; selected-scene commentary featurig Lenoir; Carlos: terrorist without borders, and hour-long documentary; archival interview with Carlos associate Hans-Joachim Klein; Maison de France, a feature-length documentary on a Carlos bombing not included in the film; twenty-minute making-of documentary on the film's OPEC raid scene; original theatrical trailer;. - Audience:
- Not rated.
- Physical Description:
- 4 videodiscs (339 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (40 pages ; 19 cm).
- Physical Characteristics:
- plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; polychrome
- Audio Characteristics:
- digital; optical
- Video Characteristics:
- NTSC
- Digital Characteristics:
- video file; DVD video; region 1
- Call Numbers:
- CAR 2010 DVD
- ISBNs:
- 9781604654844
1604654848 - Other Standard Numbers:
- Universal Product Code: 715515087018
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection: CC2061D - OCLC Numbers:
- 978094981
745914432 [Invalid]
