made-for-television
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action thriller film
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based on a story by
Frederick Forsyth
Frederick McCarthy Forsyth ( ; 25 August 1938 – 9 June 2025) was an English novelist and journalist. He was best known for thrillers such as ''The Day of the Jackal'', ''The Odessa File'', ''The Fourth Protocol'', ''The Dogs of War (novel), ...
starring
Tony Lo Bianco
Anthony LoBianco (October 19, 1936 – June 11, 2024) was an American actor.
Born to first-generation Italian American parents in New York City, Lo Bianco began his career in theater, appearing in several Broadway productions throughout the 1 ...
Elizabeth Hurley
Elizabeth Jane Hurley (born 10 June 1965) is an English actress and model. Her best-known film roles are Vanessa Kensington in '' Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'' (1997) and as the Devil in '' Bedazzled'' (2000).ITV as part of '' Frederick Forsyth Presents'', a series of six thriller films based on stories by Forsyth.
Synopsis
A British agent chases after notorious international terrorist Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, known as "
Carlos the Jackal
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", when he resurfaces in
Europe
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United States Department of State
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employee, is assassinated.
Cast
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Tony Lo Bianco
Anthony LoBianco (October 19, 1936 – June 11, 2024) was an American actor.
Born to first-generation Italian American parents in New York City, Lo Bianco began his career in theater, appearing in several Broadway productions throughout the 1 ...
Elizabeth Hurley
Elizabeth Jane Hurley (born 10 June 1965) is an English actress and model. Her best-known film roles are Vanessa Kensington in '' Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'' (1997) and as the Devil in '' Bedazzled'' (2000).Gottfried John
Gottfried John (; 29 August 1942 – 1 September 2014) was a German stage, screen, and voice actor. A longtime collaborator of Rainer Werner Fassbinder, John appeared in nine of his films between 1975 and 1981, the year before Fassbinder's d ...
Garrick Hagon
Garrick Hagon (; born September 27, 1939) is a British-Canadian actor. He is known for his role as Biggs Darklighter in '' Star Wars: A New Hope''. His films include ''Batman'', ''Spy Game'', '' Me and Orson Welles'' and '' The Message''. He ...
as Stephen T. Hamilton
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Philip Lowrie
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as Superintendent Jamieson
*Nancy Lippold as Patricia
Gino Donatini as Roberto Renna