The Rose and the Jackal
Seen it?1990 | 100 min | Adventure, TV Movie, Western
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans. If you loved True Grit or The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Detective Allan Pinkerton, working for the Union, becomes obsessed with Southern socialite Rose O'Neal Greenhow, a spy for the Confederacy.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jack Gold
- Christopher ReeveAllan Pinkerton
- Madolyn Smith OsborneRose O'Neil Greenhow
- Granville Van DusenTom
- Kevin McCarthySenator Henry Wilson
- Carrie SnodgressJoan Pinkerton
- Haynes BrookeLieutenant Lawrence Nevins
- Jeff CoreyJames Buchanan
- Wilbur FitzgeraldNew York Times Reporter
- Mert HatfieldUnion Jailer
- Christine LakinLittle Rose