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60% Critic Match
The Rose and the Jackal
“He was a Union Soldier that destiny made a lover. She was a beautiful Confederate whom fate made a spy.”
6.0 / 10• 1990• 1h 40m•NR• English
AdventureTV MovieWestern
Storyline
Detective Allan Pinkerton, working for the Union, becomes obsessed with Southern socialite Rose O'Neal Greenhow, a spy for the Confederacy.
Cast & Crew
Christopher Reeve
Allan Pinkerton
Lead
Madolyn Smith Osborne
Rose O'Neil Greenhow
Granville Van Dusen
Tom
Kevin McCarthy
Senator Henry Wilson
Carrie Snodgress
Joan Pinkerton
Haynes Brooke
Lieutenant Lawrence Nevins
Jeff Corey
James Buchanan
Wilbur Fitzgerald
New York Times Reporter
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jack Gold's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Rose and the Jackal is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
