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The Day of the Jackal

Film1973

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Director
Fred Zinnemann
Language
English
Released
1973-05-16
Runtime
—

Community score

7.5691 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

7.2

The story

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
    Edward FoxThe Jackal
  • Terence Alexander
    Terence AlexanderLloyd
  • Michel Auclair
    Michel AuclairColonel Rolland
  • Alan Badel
    Alan Badelthe Minister
  • Tony Britton
    Tony BrittonInspector Thomas
  • Denis Carey — artwork unavailable
    Denis CareyCasson
  • Cyril Cusack
    Cyril CusackGunsmith
  • Maurice Denham
    Maurice DenhamGeneral Colbert
  • Michael Lonsdale
    Michael LonsdaleDeputy Commissioner Claude Lebel
  • Vernon Dobtcheff
    Vernon DobtcheffInterrogator