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The Day of the Jackal
1973 7.5 (600 votes) 2h 23m
Genres
Action Thriller
Production Companies
Universal Productions France
Warwick Film Productions
John Woolf Productions

The Day of the Jackal

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.

Key Crew

Director: Fred Zinnemann

Screenplay: Kenneth Ross

Director of Photography: Jean Tournier

Producer: John Woolf

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

Denis Carey

Casson

Cyril Cusack
Cyril Cusack

Gunsmith

Maurice Denham
Maurice Denham

General Colbert

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