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The Day of the Jackal (1973)

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

7.5(679)2h 23mMay 16, 1973

Action Thriller

Fred Zinnemann

Director

Kenneth Ross

Writer

Rate

Diary

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.

Cast

Edward Fox

The Jackal

Terence Alexander

Lloyd

Michel Auclair

Colonel Rolland

Alan Badel

the Minister

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Tony Britton

Inspector Thomas

Cyril Cusack

Gunsmith

Maurice Denham

General Colbert

Michael Lonsdale

Deputy Commissioner Claude Lebel

Vernon Dobtcheff

Interrogator

Jacques François

Pascal

Olga Georges-Picot

Denise

Raymond Gérôme

Flavigny

Barrie Ingham

St. Clair

Delphine Seyrig

Colette de Montpellier

Derek Jacobi

Inspector Caron

Jean Martin

Victor Wolenski

Media

Status: Released
Original language: English
Release date: May 16, 1973
Revenue: $16,056,255
Production: Universal Productions France, Warwick Film Productions, John Woolf Productions
Country: France, United Kingdom

Keywords

assassinassassinationfranceparis, francebased on novel or bookpolicehitmantraitorcastlefake identitydisguiseassassination of presidentassassination attemptdenunciation

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