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The Day of the Jackal

19732h 23m7.5/ 10 · TMDB · 716 votes
ActionThriller

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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Directed by Fred Zinnemann

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Ansh Kapoor

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Edward Fox
Edward Fox

The Jackal

Terence Alexander
Terence Alexander

Lloyd

Michel Auclair
Michel Auclair

Colonel Rolland

Alan Badel
Alan Badel

the Minister

Tony Britton
Tony Britton

Inspector Thomas

Denis Carey

Casson

Cyril Cusack
Cyril Cusack

Gunsmith

Maurice Denham
Maurice Denham

General Colbert

Michael Lonsdale
Michael Lonsdale

Deputy Commissioner Claude Lebel

Vernon Dobtcheff
Vernon Dobtcheff

Interrogator

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Film details

Released16 May 1973
Original languageEnglish
CountriesFrance, United Kingdom
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Jacques François
Jacques François

Pascal

Olga Georges-Picot
Olga Georges-Picot

Denise