The Day of the Jackal

1973 143 min ★ 7.5 Action, Thriller

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.

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Cast

Edward Fox

The Jackal

Terence Alexander

Lloyd

Michel Auclair

Colonel Rolland

Alan Badel

the Minister

Tony Britton

Inspector Thomas

Denis Carey

Casson

Cyril Cusack

Gunsmith

Maurice Denham

General Colbert

Michael Lonsdale

Deputy Commissioner Claude Lebel

Vernon Dobtcheff

Interrogator

Details

Director

Fred Zinnemann

Screenplay

Kenneth Ross

Tagline

"Nameless, faceless... relentlessly moving towards the date with death that would rock the world."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Revenue

$16,056,255

Production

Universal Productions France, Warwick Film Productions, John Woolf Productions

Reviews

J

John Chard

February 12, 2014

★ 9/10

Chacal. The Day of the Jackal is directed by Fred Zinnerman and adapted to screenplay by Kenneth Ross from the novel of the same name written by Frederick Forsyth. It stars Edward Fox, Michael Lonsdale, Terence Alexander, Michel Auclair, Alan Badel, Tony Britton and Denis Carey. Music is by Georges Delerue and cinematography by Jean Tournier. As the French political climate reaches boiling p...

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CinemaSerf

March 28, 2022

★ 7/10

A sophisticated adaptation of Frederick Forsyth's thriller about an Englishman codenamed "the Jackal" (Edward Fox) who is hired to assassinate Charles de Gaulle, the President of France. His meticulous planning remains almost undiscovered until the redoubtable "Inspecteur Lebel" - played by the always under-rated Michael Lonsdale manages to piece together enough information to get on his tail. A w...