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The Day of the Jackal
1973Age guide: 7+
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.
★ 7.5/10 · 718 TMDB audience ratings
Starring
Edward FoxThe Jackal
Terence AlexanderLloyd
Michel AuclairColonel Rolland
Alan Badelthe Minister
Tony BrittonInspector Thomas- Denis CareyCasson
Cyril CusackGunsmith
Maurice DenhamGeneral Colbert
Audience reviews from TMDB · may contain spoilers
John Chard: Chacal. The Day of the Jackal is directed by Fred Zinnerman and adapted to screenplay by Kenneth Ross from the novel of the… Read full review
CinemaSerf: A sophisticated adaptation of Frederick Forsyth's thriller about an Englishman codenamed "the Jackal" (Edward Fox) who is hired to assassinate Charles de Gaulle,… Read full review