Film
The Day of the Jackal
1973 · 2h 23m · Action · Thriller
Nameless, faceless... relentlessly moving towards the date with death that would rock the world.
- IMDb
- 7.8
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 91%
- Metacritic
- 80
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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.
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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
Michael Lonsdale
Deputy Commissioner Claude Lebel
Vernon Dobtcheff
Interrogator
Jacques François
Pascal
Olga Georges-Picot
Denise
Raymond Gérôme
Flavigny
Barrie Ingham
St. Clair
Delphine Seyrig
Colette de Montpellier
Derek Jacobi
Inspector Caron
Crew
- Fred ZinnemannDirector
- Kenneth RossScreenplay
- Frederick ForsythNovel
- John WoolfProducer
- Jean TournierDirector of Photography
- Georges DelerueOriginal Music Composer
- Ralph KemplenEditor
- Jenia ReissarCasting
- Margot CapelierCasting
Media
Details
- Release date
- May 16, 1973
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 2h 23m
- Rated
- PG
- Revenue
- $16,056,255
- Genres
- Action, Thriller
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