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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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.
2 days ago · The Day of the Jackal will premiere on Peacock (US) and Sky (UK) on November 7, 2024. The series is based on the Frederick Forsyth novel and 1973 film adaptation from Universal Pictures.
2 days ago · The teaser for The Day Of The Jackal sets up a premise a lot like Killing Eve, but without the sense of humor.Lynch’s character is bound and determined to track down the Jackal, despite his ...
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.
1 day ago · Lashana Lynch and Eddie Redmayne are going head-to-head in “The Day of the Jackal,” a British television drama adaptation of the Frederick Forsyth novel and subsequent award-winning 1973 film ...
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.
