The Day of the Jackal

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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.

Country:

France,

United Kingdom

Genre:

Action,

Thriller

Duration:

143 minutes

Year:

1973

Director:

Fred Zinnemann

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Company:

Universal Productions France S.A.,

Warwick Productions,

Warwick Film Productions,

Universal Pictures

Cast:
Edward Fox

The Jackal

Terence Alexander

Lloyd

Michel Auclair

Colonel Rolland

Alan Badel

the Minister

Tony Britton

Inspector Thomas

Crew:
Fred Zinnemann

Director

Georges Delerue

Original Music Composer

Frederick Forsyth

Novel

Jean Tournier

Director of Photography

Kenneth Ross

Screenplay