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The Day of the Jackal

1973143 min 7.5 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

“Nameless, faceless... relentlessly moving towards the date with death that would rock the world.”

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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Release / first air1973-05-16
Original languageEN
GenresAction, Thriller
DirectorFred Zinnemann
WriterFrederick Forsyth
BudgetNot available
Revenue$16,056,255
ProductionUniversal Productions France, Warwick Film Productions

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10 cast members
Edward FoxEdward FoxThe Jackal
Terence AlexanderTerence AlexanderLloyd
Michel AuclairMichel AuclairColonel Rolland
Alan BadelAlan Badelthe Minister
Tony BrittonTony BrittonInspector Thomas
Denis CareyDenis CareyCasson
Cyril CusackCyril CusackGunsmith
Maurice DenhamMaurice DenhamGeneral Colbert
Michael LonsdaleMichael LonsdaleDeputy Commissioner Claude Lebel
Vernon DobtcheffVernon DobtcheffInterrogator

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