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Jackals are canids native to Africa and Eurasia.While the word "jackal" has historically been used for many canines of the subtribe canina, in modern use it most commonly refers to three species: the closely related black-backed jackal (Lupulella mesomelas) and side-striped jackal (Lupulella adusta) of Central and Southern Africa, and the golden jackal (Canis aureus) of south-central Europe ...
Jackals is a 2017 American horror thriller film directed and co-edited by Kevin Greutert and produced by Tommy Alastra. [2] The film is written by Jared Rivet and stars Deborah Kara Unger , Ben Sullivan, Chelsea Ricketts, Nick Roux, Jonathan Schaech , and Stephen Dorff .
As the story opens, the Jackal plans to continue working as an assassin until he has enough money to retire. The money paid him for assassinating two German engineers, thus delaying the development of Gamal Abdel Nasser's Al Zarifa rocket, had been enough to keep him in luxury for several years, but the offer of US$500,000 (about 5 million in 2024 dollars) from the OAS to kill de Gaulle gives ...
The Jackal, a 1997 American film, a loose remake of the 1973 film The Day of the Jackal. The Jackal, the soundtrack to the 1997 film; The Jackal, a 2010 Turkish film; Jackie the Jackal, a villain from the television series Kim Possible; The Jackal, the main antagonist in the video game Far Cry 2
Jackal (DC Comics) a terrorist in the DC Comics universe; Damian Spinelli or The Jackal, in the television series General Hospital; Dr. Jackal or Kuroudou Akabane, in the manga and anime series GetBackers; Jackal, a species of extraterrestrial reptiles from the Halo video games; Red Jackal, a character from the G.I. Joe comics
Jackal coursing involves the pursuit of jackals (usually the golden jackal and black-backed jackal) with dogs. Jackal coursing was an occasional pastime for sportsmen in British India. English Foxhounds were usually imported to India for the purpose. [2] Due to the comparatively hotter weather, jackal hounds were rarely long lived. [3]
George Harris Kennedy Jr. [1] (February 18, 1925 – February 28, 2016) was an American actor who appeared in more than 100 film and television productions. He played "Dragline" in Cool Hand Luke (1967), winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the role and being nominated for the corresponding Golden Globe .
Jackals is the author's final stand-alone novel before his death in 2006. Grant continued to write novels in various series - and genres - and short stories for anthologies. Stephen King said of Jackals : '[t]he premier horror writer of his or any generation'.