The Day of the Jackal
"Nameless, faceless... relentlessly moving towards the date with death that would rock the world."
7.5143m1973
ActionThriller
Synopsis
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.
Production Details
Release DateMay 16, 1973
DirectorFred Zinnemann
WritersFrederick Forsyth
Principal Cast
Edward Fox
The Jackal
Terence Alexander
Lloyd
Michel Auclair
Colonel Rolland
Alan Badel
the Minister
Tony Britton
Inspector Thomas
Cyril Cusack
Gunsmith
Maurice Denham
General Colbert
Michael Lonsdale
Deputy Commissioner Claude Lebel
Vernon Dobtcheff
Interrogator
Jacques François
Pascal
