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1973

The Day of the Jackal

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.

Credits

Director

Fred Zinnemann

Producer

John Woolf

Writer

Kenneth Ross

Cinematographer

Jean Tournier

Composer

Georges Delerue

Cast

Edward Fox , Terence Alexander , Michel Auclair , Alan Badel , Tony Britton , Denis Carey , Cyril Cusack , Maurice Denham , Michael Lonsdale , Vernon Dobtcheff

Studios

John Woolf Productions , Universal Productions France , Warwick Film Productions

Genres

Thriller Action

External

IMDb

Posters

5
The Day of the Jackal (1973) theatrical poster - US
US theatrical
The Day of the Jackal (1973) international poster - US
US international
The Day of the Jackal (1973) character poster - US
US character
The Day of the Jackal (1973) teaser poster - US
US teaser
The Day of the Jackal (1973) imax poster - US
US imax

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