Edward Fox
The Jackal
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On 22 August 1962, the militant underground organisation OAS, infuriated by the French government granting independence to Algeria, attempts to assassinate President Charles de Gaulle. The assassination attempt fails, leaving de Gaulle and his entire entourage unharmed.
Jul 30, 1973 · The Day of the Jackal: Directed by Fred Zinnemann. With Edward Fox, Terence Alexander, Michel Auclair, Alan Badel. In the aftermath of France allowing Algeria's independence, a group of resentful military veterans hire a professional assassin codenamed "Jackal" to kill President Charles de Gaulle.
The Day of the Jackal (1971) is a political thriller novel by English author Frederick Forsyth about a professional assassin who is contracted by the OAS, a French dissident paramilitary organisation, to kill Charles de Gaulle, the President of France.
The Day of the Jackal. An underground French paramilitary group is intent on eliminating President Charles de Gaulle (Adrien Cayla-Legrand), but when numerous attempts on his life fail,...
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3 days ago · This feels appropriate for Peacock and Sky’s new take on The Day of the Jackal (premiering November 7), adapted by Ronan Bennett from Frederick Forsyth’s classic 1971 cat-and-mouse novel—and ...
Fred Zinnemann’s “The Day of the Jackal” is one hell of an exciting movie. I wasn’t prepared for how good it really is: it’s not just a suspense classic, but a beautifully executed example of filmmaking.
In the aftermath of France allowing Algeria's independence, a group of resentful military veterans hire a professional assassin codenamed "Jackal" to kill President Charles de Gaulle. It is the early 60s in France. The remaining survivors of the aborted French Foreign Legion have made repeated attempts to kill DeGaulle.
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.
Eddie Redmayne (The Good Nurse) and Lashana Lynch (The Woman King) embark on a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the first teaser trailer for The Day of the Jackal . Set to premiere on November 7 ...
3 days ago · The Day of the Jackal will premiere on Peacock (U.S.) and Sky (UK) on November 7. The series is based on the Frederick Forsyth novel and 1973 film adaptation from Universal.
