Carlos (TV miniseries)

Carlos
Theatrical release poster
Written by	Olivier Assayas Dan Franck Daniel Leconte
Directed by	Olivier Assayas
Starring	Édgar Ramírez Alexander Scheer Nora von Waldstätten Ahmad Kaabour Christoph Bach Susanne Wuest Anna Thalbach Julia Hummer
Country of origin	France Germany
Original language(s)	English French Arabic German Spanish Japanese Hungarian Russian
Production
Producer(s)	Daniel Leconte Jens Meuer
Cinematography	Yorick Le Saux Denis Lenoir
Editor(s)	Luc Barnier Marion Monnier
Running time	338–319 min (full version) 187–166 min (short versions)
Production company(s)	Film En Stock Egoli Tossell Film
Distributor	MK2 (France) IFC Films (US)
Budget	$18,000,000
Release
Original release	19 May 2010 (Canal+ & Cannes Film Festival)

Carlos, also known as Carlos the Jackal, is a 2010 French-German biographical film/miniseries about the life of the 1970s Venezuelan revolutionary Carlos the Jackal (Ilich Ramírez Sánchez), 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 19 May, 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.

Produced by Daniel Leconte, of French production company Film En Stock, and Jens Meuer, of German production company Egoli Tossell Film, in association with Canal+ and French Arte, it was directed by Olivier Assayas from a screenplay by Leconte, Assayas and Dan Franck, and stars Édgar Ramírez as Carlos. The film exists both as a three-part mini-series and a feature film of various lengths between 338 and 319 minutes, as well as in several abridged versions, ranging from 187 minutes (German cinema version) to 166 minutes (US video on demand version).

Classified as a theatrical film and as a TV film/TV mini-series, Carlos has been awarded both theatrical awards and TV awards; among them the 2010 Golden Globe award for the Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television, the 2010 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film and for Best Director, the National Society of Film Critics 2010 award for Best Director, the New York Film Critics Circle 2010 award for Best Foreign Language Film, the 2010 European Film Award for Best Editor, the 2010 Critics Award for Best Film at the São Paulo International Film Festival, and Édgar Ramírez won the 2010 César Award for Most Promising Actor.