The Jackal is a 1997 American action thriller film written by Chuck Pfarrer and Kenneth Ross, directed by Michael Caton-Jones; starring Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, J. K. Simmons, and Jack Black. It is based on the 1971 novel The Day of the Jackal written by Frederick Forsyth, which was previously adapted into a 1973 film.
The FBI and MVD are forced to work together with a former IRA sniper to track down and stop a mysterious assassin known only as "The Jackal", who's been hired by a Russian mobster to kill the director of the FBI.
Victims[]
Before the Film[]
- Mayor Nikolai Semankho - Murdered by Ghazzi Murad.
- Four Unnamed People - Shot by The Jackal under the KGB's orders.
- Four Unnamed KGB Operatives - Died of unspecified causes.
- Isabella Zancona's Unborn Baby - Killed when The Jackal shot Isabella.
During the Film[]
- Ghazzi Murad - Shot in the head by Major Koslova.
- Vasilov - Stabbed in the back of the head by Terek Murad with a battle axe.
- Seven Unnamed MVD Operatives - Killed by Terek Murad's goons off-screen, mentioned.
- Victor Politovsky - Died of an unspecified heart condition while being interrogated by the MVD.
- Unnamed Hijacker - Killed after touching a van door handle that The Jackal sprayed with an unknown poison.
- Ian Lamont - Shot to death by The Jackal with a Gatling gun.
- Agent McMurphy - Shot to death by The Jackal.
- Agent Timothy I. Witherspoon - Shot in the head by The Jackal.
- Major Valentina Koslova - Bled out after being shot in the liver by The Jackal.
- Douglas - Shot twice in the chest by The Jackal.
- Unnamed Security Guard - Shot in the chest by The Jackal.
- The Jackal - Shot to death by Declan Mulqueen.
Deaths[]
- Total - 28
- 16 Victims of Unknown Gender
- 11 Men
- 1 Woman
Kill Counts[]
- The Jackal - 12 (Deceased)
- Terek Murad - 8 (Imprisoned)
- Declan Joseph Mulqueen - 1 (Alive)
- Major Valentina Koslova - 1 (Deceased)
- Ghazzi Murad - 1 (Deceased)