The Day of the Jackal

The Day of the Jackal (1973)

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

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.

Date of release
1973-05-16
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (718)
Runtime
2h 23m
Genres
Action, Thriller
Director
Fred Zinnemann

Casting

  • 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
  • Vernon Dobtcheff — Interrogator
  • Jacques François — Pascal
  • Olga Georges-Picot — Denise

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