The Day of the Jackal

1973

2h 23m

7.5

7.5/10

667 votes • View on IMDb

Action Thriller

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

Overview

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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Status: Released

Revenue: $16,056,255

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

Universal Productions France Warwick Film Productions John Woolf Productions

Production Countries

France United Kingdom

Spoken Languages

French Italian English

Keywords

assassin assassination france paris, france based on novel or book police hitman traitor castle fake identity disguise assassination of president assassination attempt denunciation

Quick Facts

Release Date	May 16, 1973
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt0069947

Cast

Edward Fox

The Jackal

Terence Alexander

Lloyd

Michel Auclair

Colonel Rolland

Alan Badel

the Minister

Tony Britton

Inspector Thomas

Denis Carey

Casson

Cyril Cusack

Gunsmith

Maurice Denham

General Colbert

Michael Lonsdale

Deputy Commissioner Claude Lebel

Vernon Dobtcheff

Interrogator

Jacques François

Pascal

Olga Georges-Picot

Denise

Key Crew

Fred Zinnemann

Director

Kenneth Ross

Screenplay

John Woolf

Producer