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The Day of the Jackal

Nameless, faceless... relentlessly moving towards the date with death that would rock the world.
May 16, 1973 · 2h 23m
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Action
Thriller

PLOT

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
Directed by Fred Zinnemann

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
$16,056,255
Production
Universal Productions France, Warwick Film Productions, John Woolf Productions
Country
US, GB

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