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Carlos / Sundance Selects and Film en Stock present in association with Sundance Channel ; produced by Daniel Leconte ; written by Olivier Assayas and Dan Franck ; directed by Olivier Assayas.

Leconte, Daniel, 1949- (Added Author). Assayas, Olivier. (Added Author). Franck, Dan. (Added Author). Ramírez, Édgar, 1977- (Added Author). Samra, Fadi Abi. (Added Author). Kaabour, Ahmad. (Added Author). Bach, Christoph, 1975- (Added Author). Sundance Selects (Firm) (Added Author). Doc en Stock (Firm) (Added Author). Sundance Channel. (Added Author). Criterion Collection (Firm) (Added Author). Edgar Ramirez, Fadi Abi Samra, Ahmad Kaabour, Christoph Bach. (Cast).

Summary:

An epic, intensely detailed account of the life of the infamous international terrorist Ilich Ramr̕ez 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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781604654837
ISBN: 160465483X
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (339 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Edition: Blu-ray special ed.
Publisher: [New York] : The Criterion Collection, 2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from container. Based on an original idea by Daniel Leconte. Originally aired in 2010 as a television mini-series. Special features: interviews with director Olivier Assayas, actor Edgar Ramirez, and Lenoir ; selected-scene commentary featuring Lenoir ; 'Carlos: terrorist without borders': an hour-long documentary on the career of Carlos ; archival interview with Carlos associate Hans-Joachim Klein, by Jean-Marcel Bougreau and Daniel Leconte ; '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 ; plus a booklet featuring essays by critics, timeline of Carlos's life and biographies of selected figures portrayed in the film written by Stephen Smith.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Cinematography, Yorick Le Saux/Denis Lenoir.
Participant or Performer Note:	Edgar Ramirez, Fadi Abi Samra, Ahmad Kaabour, Christoph Bach.
Target Audience Note:	OFRB rating: 14A.
System Details Note:	Blu-ray discs, region A, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; DTS-HD master audio, 5.1 surround, High-definition digital transfer; requires Blu-ray player.
Language Note:	In English, Arabic, German, Spanish, French, Hungarian, Japanese, and Russian with English subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.