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The Day of the Jackal (1973) · Cineora

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A FRED ZINNEMANN FILM

The Day of the Jackal

19732h 23mPGMovie

ActionThriller

IMDb7.8/ 10 · 53.9K votes

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.

Tense
Suspenseful
Gritty
Power and politics
Antihero

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Moderate
Complexity: Some focus

Good for watching alone and talking about after.

DirectorFred Zinnemann

FormatFeature film

TMDB7.5 / 10

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Top cast

Edward FoxThe Jackal

Terence AlexanderLloyd

Michel AuclairColonel Rolland

Alan Badelthe Minister

Tony BrittonInspector Thomas

Denis CareyCasson

Cyril CusackGunsmith

Maurice DenhamGeneral Colbert

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