Carlos /

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, orchestr...

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Corporate Authors: Sundance Selects (Firm), Doc en Stock (Firm), Sundance Channel, Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: Leconte, Daniel, Assayas, Olivier, Franck, Dan, Ramírez, Édgar, 1977-, Samra, Fadi Abi, Kaabour, Ahmad, Bach, Christoph, 1975-
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:Arabic
English
German
Spanish
French
Hungarian
Japanese
Russian
Language Notes:In English, Arabic, German, Spanish, French, Hungarian, Japanese, and Russian with English subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: [New York] : The Criterion Collection, 2011.
Edition:Blu-ray special ed.
Series:Criterion collection (Blu-ray discs) ; 582.
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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.
Item Description: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.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (339 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: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.
Audience:OFRB rating: 14A.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Yorick Le Saux/Denis Lenoir.