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.
Title | The Day of the Jackal |
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Year | 1973 |
Genre | Action, Thriller |
Country | France, United Kingdom |
Studio | Universal Productions France S.A., Warwick Productions, Warwick Film Productions, Universal Pictures |
Cast | Edward Fox, Terence Alexander, Michel Auclair, Alan Badel, Tony Britton, Denis Carey |
Crew | Georges Delerue (Original Music Composer), Frederick Forsyth (Novel), Fred Zinnemann (Director), Jean Tournier (Director of Photography), Kenneth Ross (Screenplay), Pierre Berroyer (Makeup Artist) |
Keyword | assassin, assassination, france, paris, france, based on novel or book, police, hitman, traitor, castle, fake identity, disguise, denunciation |
Release | May 16, 1973 |
Runtime | 143 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.50 / 10 by 554 users |