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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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French radicals hire British hitman to assassinate Charles de Gaulle. 2,892 IMDb 7.8 2 h 22 min 1973. X-Ray PG. Suspense · International · Tense · Exciting. Available to rent or buy. Rent.
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. It’s put together like a fine watch.
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