The Day of the Jackal

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

  • Rated 7.5 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1973
  • 2h 23m
  • Action
  • Thriller

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.

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Director
Fred Zinnemann
Starring
Edward Fox, Terence Alexander, Michel Auclair, Alan Badel

Cast

  • Edward Fox

    Edward Fox

    The Jackal

  • Terence Alexander

    Terence Alexander

    Lloyd

  • Michel Auclair

    Michel Auclair

    Colonel Rolland

  • Alan Badel

    Alan Badel

    the Minister

  • Tony Britton

    Tony Britton

    Inspector Thomas

  • Denis Carey

    Casson

  • Cyril Cusack

    Cyril Cusack

    Gunsmith

  • Maurice Denham

    Maurice Denham

    General Colbert

  • Michael Lonsdale

    Michael Lonsdale

    Deputy Commissioner Claude Lebel

  • Vernon Dobtcheff

    Vernon Dobtcheff

    Interrogator

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