

The Day of the Jackal
1973-05-16 · 143 min · ★ 7.5
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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Production details
- Directors
- Fred Zinnemann
- Production companies
- Universal Productions France, Warwick Film Productions, John Woolf Productions
- Countries
- France, United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 16,056,255
Top Cast
Edward FoxThe Jackal
Terence AlexanderLloyd
Michel AuclairColonel Rolland
Alan Badelthe Minister
Tony BrittonInspector Thomas
Cyril CusackGunsmith
Maurice DenhamGeneral Colbert
Michael LonsdaleDeputy Commissioner Claude Lebel
Vernon DobtcheffInterrogator
Jacques FrançoisPascal
Olga Georges-PicotDenise
Raymond GérômeFlavigny
Barrie InghamSt. Clair
Delphine SeyrigColette de Montpellier
Derek JacobiInspector Caron
Jean MartinVictor Wolenski
Ronald PickupThe Forger
Eric PorterColonel Rodin
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