The Day of the Jackal

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The Day of the Jackal (1973)

PG 05/16/1973 (US) Action, Thriller 2h 23m

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

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.

Fred Zinnemann

Director
Frederick Forsyth

Novel
Kenneth Ross

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Edward Fox

The Jackal
Terence Alexander

Lloyd
Michel Auclair

Colonel Rolland
Alan Badel

the Minister
Tony Britton

Inspector Thomas
Denis Carey

Casson
Cyril Cusack

Gunsmith
Maurice Denham

General Colbert
Michael Lonsdale

Deputy Commissioner Claude Lebel
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The Day of the Jackal is directed by Fred Zinnerman and adapted to screenplay by Kenneth Ross from the novel of the same name written by Frederick Forsyth. It stars Edward Fox, Michael Lonsdale, Terence Alexander, Michel Auclair, Alan Badel, Tony Britton and Denis Carey. Music is by Georges Delerue and cinematography by Jean Tournier.

As the French political climate reaches boiling point over the Algeria situation, underground organisation the OAS plot to have President Charles de Gaulle assassinated. When an attempt fails the OAS members not caught are exiled in Vienna and decide... read the rest.

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