Carlos [DVD video]

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.

General Note:

Based on an original idea by Daniel Leconte.

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.).

Performers:

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.

Contents:

Disc 1. Episode one -- Disc 2. Episode two -- Disc 3. Episode 3 -- Disc 4. Supplements.

Technical Details:

DVD; NTSC region 1; widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital surround 5.1.

Personal Subject:

Carlos, the Jackal-Drama.

Subject Term:

Terrorists -- Venezuela -- Drama.

Fugitives from justice -- Drama.

Left-wing extremists -- Drama.

Genre:

Biographical television programs.