The Day of the Jackal

1973 7.5 (614 votes) 2h 23m

Genres

Action Thriller

Production Companies

Universal Productions France
Warwick Film Productions
John Woolf Productions

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

Overview

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.

Key Crew

Director: Fred Zinnemann

Director of Photography: Jean Tournier

Screenplay: Kenneth Ross

Producer: John Woolf

Top Cast

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

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