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Title:
Carlos [DVD]
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[DVD] / Daniel Leconte presents with the participation of Canal+ in association with Sundance Channel with the participation of ARTE France and the participation of Centre national de la cinématographie and Deutscher Filmförderfonds and of TV5 Monde in co-production with Egoli Tossell Film ; a movie produced by Film En Stock ; un film de Olivier Assayas ; un film produit par Daniel Leconte ; producteur exécutif, Raphael Cohen ; écrit par Olivier Assayas et Dan Franck ; d'après une idèe originale de Daniel Leconte.
Edition:
DVD special ed.
Publication Information:
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, c2011.
Physical Description:
4 videodiscs (339 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (40 p. ; 19 cm.)
ISBN:
9781604654844
General Note:
Based on an original idea by Daniel Leconte.

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: Disc 2. "Shooting the OPEC sequence" documentary featurette; "Denis Lenoir" interview featurette; Selected-scene commentary. Disc 3. "Olivier Assayas" interview; "Édgar Ramírez" interview. Disc 4. "Carlos: terrorist without borders" documentary featurette; "Hans-Joachim Klein" interview with German left-wing militant; "Maison de France" film by Stefan Suchalla about the 1983 bombing (88 min.). Booklet: "Sudden death" essay by Colin MacCabe; "What the film wanted" essay by Greil Marcus; "The history behind Carlos" essay by Stephen Smith.
Event Note:
Originally broadcast as a mini-series by Canal+ in 2010.
Abstract:
An epic, intensely detailed account of the life of the infamous international terrorist Ilich Ramírez Sánchez - 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.
Reading Level:
Not rated.
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Contents:
Disc 1. Premiere partie -- Disc 2. Deuxieme partie -- Disc 3. Troisieme partie.
Credits:
Cinematography, Yorick Le Saux, Denis Lenoir ; editors, Luc Barnier, Marion Monnier ; historical consultant, Stephen Smith ; production designer, François-Renaud Labarthe ; costumes, Jürgen Doering.
Performer:
Édgar Ramírez, Fadi Abi Samra, Juana Acosta, Olivier Cruveiller, Jean-Baptiste Malartre, Martha Higareda, Christoph Bach, Alexander Scheer, Nora Von Waldstätten, Rodney El-Haddad, Julia Hummer, Ahmad Kaabour, Talal El-Jurdi, Badih Abou Chakra, Andre Marcon, Razane Jammal, Eriq Ebouaney, Jean-Baptiste Montagut, Peter Scherer, Joszef Toth.
Technical Details:
DVD; NTSC region 1; widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital surround 5.1.
Language:
French with dialogue in English, Arabic, French, German, Hungarian, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish with optional English subtitles. Booklet in English.
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