The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Fred Zinnemann's film of...
poster The Day of the Jackal
IMDb Rating:
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7.8/10 (37037 votes)

Country:UK, 143 minutes

Spoken Languages:English, French, Italian

Genres:Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director(s):Fred Zinnemann

Video Codec:Unknown

Number: 288

Storyline:
It is the early 60s in France. The remaining survivors of the aborted French Foreign Legion have made repeated attempts to kill DeGaulle. The result is that he is the most closely guarded man in the world. As a desperate act, they hire The Jackal, the code name for a hired killer who agrees to kill French President De Gaulle for half a million dollars. We watch his preparations which are so thorough we wonder how he could possibly fail even as we watch the French police attempt to pick up his trail. The situation is historically accurate. There were many such attempts and the film closely follows the plot of the book.

Cast:

photo Edward Fox
Edward Fox The Jackal
photo Terence Alexander
Terence Alexander Lloyd
photo Michel Auclair
Michel Auclair Colonel Rolland
photo Alan Badel
Alan Badel The Minister
photo Tony Britton
Tony Britton Inspector Thomas

Medium: Media file,

Location: G:\Action\The Day Of The Jackal.mp4

Loaned: No

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