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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| 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. |
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[New York] :
The Criterion Collection,
2011.
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| 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. |
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| 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. |