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The Day of the Jackal

The Day of the Jackal

Nameless, faceless... relentlessly moving towards the date with death that would rock the world.

19737.52h 23m

Overview

An international assassin known as ‘The Jackal’ is employed by disgruntled French generals to kill President Charles de Gaulle, with a dedicated gendarme on the assassin’s trail.

Directed by Fred Zinnemann
Written by Frederick Forsyth, Kenneth Ross, John Rosenberg
Produced by John Woolf
Box Office0Revenue: $16.1M

Top Cast

Edward Fox

Edward Fox

The Jackal

Terence Alexander

Terence Alexander

Lloyd

Michel Auclair

Michel Auclair

Colonel Rolland

Alan Badel

Alan Badel

the Minister

Tony Britton

Tony Britton

Inspector Thomas

D

Denis Carey

Casson

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Gunsmith

Maurice Denham

Maurice Denham

General Colbert

Michael Lonsdale

Michael Lonsdale

Deputy Commissioner Claude Lebel

Vernon Dobtcheff

Vernon Dobtcheff

Interrogator

Themes & Keywords

assassinassassinationfranceparis, francebased on novel or bookpolicehitmantraitorcastlefake identitydisguiseassassination of presidentassassination attemptdenunciation

About The Day of the Jackal

The Day of the Jackal is a action, thriller film released in 1973 exploring themes of assassin, assassination, france, paris, france, based on novel or book, police. Directed by Fred Zinnemann, it stars Edward Fox, Terence Alexander, Michel Auclair. An international assassin known as ‘The Jackal’ is employed by disgruntled French generals to kill President Charles de Gaulle, with a dedicated gendarme on the assassin’s trail.

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