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Carlos - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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A lot of the information about Carlos came to light after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Soviet Union.
Carlos - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Ineligible for the Academy Awards as it was originally made for French television.
Carlos - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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The final two hours were shot in sequence.
Carlos - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Shot over seven months in three continents in countries such as Austria, France, Germany, Hungary, Lebanon and Morocco.
Carlos - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Though it was presented as a television miniseries in Europe, the film had a limited run in selected cities in the United States, playing in "roadshow" screenings where the film was shown in it's entirety.
Carlos - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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The original plan was for the film to focus on the terrorist's capture in Sudan in 1994 and run for 90 minutes. However, as director Olivier Assayas started conducting research into his subject, he realized that there was a much bigger story to tell.
Carlos - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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This series is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #582.
Carlos - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Originally Olivier Assayas wanted to use some songs by The Feelies but the band refused as they didn't want their music to be associated with terrorism.
Carlos - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Like Carlos, Edgar Ramírez is also a Venezuelan. He also speaks fluent English and French.
Carlos - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Carlos - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Before and after shooting, the real Carlos repeatedly warned Olivier Assayas not to make the film.
Carlos - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Olivier Assayas's first foray into television.
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Olivier Assayas was initially not interested in the project as it seemed "too crazy and too complicated". However, his opinion swayed when he realized that he could make a film dealing with recent history and real people.
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In "Carlos", Edgar Ramírez plays the titular character, Carlos the Jackal. In the movie, The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), Ramírez plays an assassin trying to kill the titular character, Jason Bourne. In the Jason Bourne book series, of which the movie series is based on, Jason Bourne's nemesis is none other than Carlos the Jackal.
Carlos - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Carlos is never once referred to as 'The Jackal' in the entire five-and-a-half hour running time.
Carlos - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts