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Carlos, also known as Carlos the Jackal, is a 2010 French-German biographical film/miniseries about the life of the 1970s Venezuelan terrorist Carlos the Jackal, covering his first series of attacks in 1973 until his arrest in 1994. It premiered as a three-part TV mini-series on French pay channel Canal+, with the three parts airing on May 19, May 26, and June 2, 2010. On the same day it premiered on Canal+, the full 5½-hour version was also shown out of competition at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.
Original Release
05/19/2010
US Release
10/11/2010
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Edgar Ramirez | Ilich Ramírez Sánchez 'Carlos' |
| Alexander Scheer | Johannes Weinrich |
| Fadi Abi Samra | Michel Moukharbel |
| Philippe Tran | Feday Orly |
| Karam Ghossein | Feday chez Wadie Haddad |
| Liane Sellerer | Épouse Steff |
| Lamia Ahmed | Épouse religieux syrien |
| Ahmad Kaabour | Wadie Haddad |
| Talal Jurdi | Kamal al-Issawi 'Ali' |
| Juana Acosta | Amie de Carlos |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Première partie | Wednesday, 19 May 2010 |
| 2 | Episode #1.2 | Tuesday, 25 May 2010 |
| 3 | Episode #1.3 | Wednesday, 02 June 2010 |
Directors
Writers
Olivier Assayas, Dan Franck, Daniel Leconte
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Edgar Ramirez | Ilich Ramírez Sánchez 'Carlos' |
| Alexander Scheer | Johannes Weinrich |
| Fadi Abi Samra | Michel Moukharbel |
| Philippe Tran | Feday Orly |
| Karam Ghossein | Feday chez Wadie Haddad |
| Liane Sellerer | Épouse Steff |
| Lamia Ahmed | Épouse religieux syrien |
| Ahmad Kaabour | Wadie Haddad |
| Talal Jurdi | Kamal al-Issawi 'Ali' |
| Juana Acosta | Amie de Carlos |
| Nora Waldstätten | Magdalena Kopp |
| Christoph Bach | Hans-Joachim Klein 'Angie' |
| Julia Hummer | Gabriele Kröcher-Tiedemann 'Nada' |
| Rodney El Haddad | Anis Naccache 'Khalid' |
| Antoine Balaban | Général al-Khouly |
| Aljoscha Stadelmann | Wilfred Böse 'Boni' / Wilfried Böse 'Boni' |
| Rami Farah | 'Joseph' |
| Zeid Hamdan | 'Youssef' |
| Fadi Yanni Turk | Colonel Haïtham Saïd |
| Katharina Schuttler | Brigitte Kuhlmann |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Raphaël Cohen | Executive Producer |
| Sabine Sidawi | Executive Producer |
| Judy Tossell | Executive Producer |
| Marc Wächter | Producer |
| Jona Wirbeleit | Producer |
| Frank Lehmann | Producer |
| Marc Hansell | Producer |
| Jens Meurer | Producer |
| Daniel Leconte | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2011 | Golden Globe | Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Won |
| 2011 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 2011 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie | Nominated |
| 2011 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special | Nominated |
