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Film · Action, Thriller

The Day of the Jackal (1973)

★ 7.5 · 729 votesIMDb★ 7.8 · 54,061 votes2 h 23 minAction, Thriller1973

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

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.

Director
Fred Zinnemann
Writers
Frederick Forsyth, Kenneth Ross, John Rosenberg
Country
United States, United Kingdom
Language
English
Release date
May 16, 1973

The Day of the Jackal was released on May 16, 1973. Where to watch in United States: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube (rent or buy).

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The Day of the Jackal cast

  • Edward FoxThe Jackal
  • Terence AlexanderLloyd
  • Michel AuclairColonel Rolland
  • Alan Badelthe Minister
  • Tony BrittonInspector Thomas
  • Denis CareyCasson
  • Cyril CusackGunsmith
  • Maurice DenhamGeneral Colbert
  • Michael LonsdaleDeputy Commissioner Claude Lebel
  • Vernon DobtcheffInterrogator
  • Jacques FrançoisPascal
  • Olga Georges-PicotDenise
  • Raymond GérômeFlavigny
  • Barrie InghamSt. Clair
  • Delphine SeyrigColette de Montpellier
  • Derek JacobiInspector Caron
  • Jean MartinVictor Wolenski
  • Ronald PickupThe Forger
  • Eric PorterColonel Rodin
  • Anton RodgersJules Bernard
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