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The Day of the Jackal
“Nameless, faceless... relentlessly moving towards the date with death that would rock the world.”
7.5 / 10• 1973• 2h 23m•PG• English
ActionThriller
Storyline
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 & Crew
Edward Fox
The Jackal
Lead
Terence Alexander
Lloyd
Michel Auclair
Colonel Rolland
Alan Badel
the Minister
Tony Britton
Inspector Thomas
DC
Denis Carey
Casson
Cyril Cusack
Gunsmith
Maurice Denham
General Colbert
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Fred Zinnemann's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Day of the Jackal is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
