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The Day of the Jackal (1973)

2h 23m · 16 May 1973

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

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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.

Movie ID2246
GenreAction, Thriller
DirectorFred Zinnemann
Main castEdward Fox, Terence Alexander, Michel Auclair, Alan Badel, Tony Britton, Denis Carey, Cyril Cusack, Maurice Denham
Release date16 May 1973
Release year1973
LanguageFrench
Duration143 min (2h 23m)
Rating7.5 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseUniversal Productions France

Director: Fred Zinnemann
Writers: Kenneth Ross

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Edward FoxThe Jackal Terence AlexanderLloyd Michel AuclairColonel Rolland Alan Badelthe Minister Tony BrittonInspector Thomas
Denis CareyCasson
Cyril CusackGunsmith Maurice DenhamGeneral Colbert Michael LonsdaleDeputy Commissioner Claude Lebel Vernon DobtcheffInterrogator Jacques FrançoisPascal Olga Georges-PicotDenise Raymond GérômeFlavigny Barrie InghamSt. Clair Delphine SeyrigColette de Montpellier Derek JacobiInspector Caron Jean MartinVictor Wolenski Ronald PickupThe Forger Eric PorterColonel Rodin Anton RodgersJules Bernard

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