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The Day of the Jackal
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The Day of the Jackal

1973-05-16 · 143 min · ★ 7.5

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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Directors
Fred Zinnemann
Production companies
Universal Productions France, Warwick Film Productions, John Woolf Productions
Countries
France, United Kingdom
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 16,056,255

Top Cast

Edward FoxEdward FoxThe Jackal
Terence AlexanderTerence AlexanderLloyd
Michel AuclairMichel AuclairColonel Rolland
Alan BadelAlan Badelthe Minister
Tony BrittonTony BrittonInspector Thomas
Denis CareyCasson
Cyril CusackCyril CusackGunsmith
Maurice DenhamMaurice DenhamGeneral Colbert
Michael LonsdaleMichael LonsdaleDeputy Commissioner Claude Lebel
Vernon DobtcheffVernon DobtcheffInterrogator
Jacques FrançoisJacques FrançoisPascal
Olga Georges-PicotOlga Georges-PicotDenise
Raymond GérômeRaymond GérômeFlavigny
Barrie InghamBarrie InghamSt. Clair
Delphine SeyrigDelphine SeyrigColette de Montpellier
Derek JacobiDerek JacobiInspector Caron
Jean MartinJean MartinVictor Wolenski
Ronald PickupRonald PickupThe Forger
Eric PorterEric PorterColonel Rodin
Anton RodgersAnton RodgersJules Bernard

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