The Rose and the Jackal

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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."

1990

1h 40m

2.0(1 votes)

Adventure

TV Movie

Western

Overview

Detective Allan Pinkerton, working for the Union, becomes obsessed with Southern socialite Rose O'Neal Greenhow, a spy for the Confederacy.

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9 members

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Christopher Reeve

Allan Pinkerton

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Madolyn Smith Osborne

Rose O'Neil Greenhow

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Granville Van Dusen

Tom

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Kevin McCarthy

Senator Henry Wilson

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Carrie Snodgress

Joan Pinkerton

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Haynes Brooke

Lieutenant Lawrence Nevins

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Jeff Corey

James Buchanan

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Wilbur Fitzgerald

New York Times Reporter

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Mert Hatfield

Union Jailer

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