The Day of the Jackal
“Nameless, faceless... relentlessly moving towards the date with death that would rock the world.”
1973•PG•2h 23m•7.5•Released
ActionThriller
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
Writer
Kenneth Ross
Revenue
$16M
Languages
French, Italian, English
Studio
Universal Productions France
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
Jacques François
Pascal
Olga Georges-Picot
Denise
Raymond Gérôme
Flavigny
Barrie Ingham
St. Clair
Delphine Seyrig
Colette de Montpellier
Production
Company
Universal Productions France
Company
Warwick Film Productions
Company
John Woolf Productions
Producer
John Woolf
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