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The Day of the Jackal is a 1973 political thriller film directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Edward Fox and Michael Lonsdale. Based on the 1971 novel of the same name by Frederick Forsyth , the film is about a professional assassin known only as the "Jackal" who is hired to assassinate French president Charles de Gaulle in the summer of 1963.
Jul 30, 1973 · A classic thriller about a professional assassin hired to kill French President Charles de Gaulle. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more.
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- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Fred Zinnemann
- 1973-07-30
Mar 22, 2019 · Watch the classic thriller The Day of the Jackal (1973), based on the novel by Frederick Forsyth, about a British assassin hired to kill Charles de Gaulle. See how the Jackal plans and executes ...
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An underground French paramilitary group is intent on eliminating President Charles de Gaulle (Adrien Cayla-Legrand), but when numerous attempts on his life fail, they resort to hiring the infamous...
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- Fred Zinnemann
- PG
- Edward Fox
Roger Ebert praises Fred Zinnemann's adaptation of Frederick Forsyth's bestseller as a spellbinding and meticulously executed film. He highlights Edward Fox's performance as the assassin, the police investigation, and the technical values of the movie.
Summaries. 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.
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. Fred Zinnemann. Director. Frederick Forsyth. Novel. Kenneth Ross. Screenplay. Written by on March 28, 2022.
