The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Nameless, faceless... relentlessly moving towards the date with death that would rock the world.
1973 · PG · 2h 23m · Action, Thriller
Genres: 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.
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Writers: Frederick Forsyth, Kenneth Ross
Music by: Georges Delerue
Cinematography: Jean Tournier
Editor: Ralph Kemplen
Box office: $16M · Rated 7.5/10 by 699 viewers
Cast
Edward Fox as The JackalTerence Alexander as LloydMichel Auclair as Colonel RollandAlan Badel as the MinisterTony Britton as Inspector ThomasDenis Carey as CassonCyril Cusack as GunsmithMaurice Denham as General ColbertMichael Lonsdale as Deputy Commissioner Claude LebelVernon Dobtcheff as InterrogatorJacques François as PascalOlga Georges-Picot as DeniseMore like this
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