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The Day of the Jackal (1973)

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

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 & Crew

Director
Fred Zinnemann
  • Profile picture of Edward Fox
    The Jackal Edward Fox
  • Profile picture of Terence Alexander
    Lloyd Terence Alexander
  • Profile picture of Michel Auclair
    Colonel Rolland Michel Auclair
  • Profile picture of Alan Badel
    the Minister Alan Badel
  • Profile picture of Tony Britton
    Inspector Thomas Tony Britton
  • Profile picture of Cyril Cusack
    Gunsmith Cyril Cusack
  • Profile picture of Maurice Denham
    General Colbert Maurice Denham
  • Profile picture of Michael Lonsdale
    Deputy Commissioner Claude Lebel Michael Lonsdale

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  • denunciation