Carlos (2010)

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The man who hijacked the world

The story of Venezuelan revolutionary, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization and raided the OPEC headquarters in 1975 before being caught by the French police.

• Released: 2010-07-07
• Genres: Crime, Drama, History
• Runtime: 5h 39m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 247 votes

Directed by Olivier Assayas.

Top cast

• Edgar Ramírez as Ilich Ramírez Sánchez ('Carlos')
• Alexander Scheer as Johannes Weinrich
• Nora Waldstätten as Magdalena Kopp
• Talal Jurdi as Kamal al-Issawi ('Ali')
• Christoph Bach as Hans-Joachim Klein ('Angie')
• Julia Hummer as Gabriele Kröcher-Tiedemann ('Nada')
• Ahmad Kaabour as Wadie Haddad
• Fadi Abi Samra as Michel Moukharbel
• Rodney El Haddad as Anis Naccache ('Khalid')
• Antoine Balabane as Général al-Khouly

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Carlos

• United States: stream on AMC+ Amazon Channel
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Fetch TV; buy on Fetch TV

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