The Day of the Jackal

Name: The Day of the Jackal
Genre: Action, Thriller
Released: 1973-05-16
Duration: 143 min
Rating: 7.5

★ 7,5 /10 (692 Votes)

1973 EN 143 min

Overview

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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Release date

16/05/1973

Votes

692

Popularity

5.9

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

Genres

Action Thriller

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

143 min

Revenue

$16,056,255

Edward Fox

The Jackal

Terence Alexander

Lloyd

Michel Auclair

Colonel Rolland

Alan Badel

the Minister

Tony Britton

Inspector Thomas

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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

Derek Jacobi

Inspector Caron

Jean Martin

Victor Wolenski

Ronald Pickup

The Forger

Eric Porter

Colonel Rodin

Anton Rodgers

Jules Bernard

Adrien Cayla-Legrand

Charles de Gaulle

Donald Sinden

Mallinson

Jean Sorel

Jean Bastien-Thiry

No photo

David Swift

Montclair

Timothy West

Commissioner Berthier

Bernard Archard

Detective Hughes

Jacques Alric

French Detective

Colette Bergé

Lebel's Wife

Edmond Bernard

Colonel Rolland's Assistant

No photo

Gérard Buhr

Gendarme on Telephone

Philippe Léotard

Gendarme

Maurice Teynac

Bastien-Thiery's Lawyer

Van Doude

Military Officer

Nicolas Vogel

OAS Agent

Féodor Atkine

Young OAS Gunfighter

Albert Augier

Policeman in Hotel

Madeleine Barbulée

Hotel Guest

Jacques Brunet

OAS Terrorist in Car

Raoul Curet

Hotel Waiter

Madeleine Damien

Ernestine

Yvonne Dany

Turkish Bath Desk Clerk

Nicole Desailly

Yvonne De Gaulle

Max Faulkner

Special Branch Detective

Robert Favart

Minister

Andréa Ferréol

Hotel Staff

Gilberte Géniat

Paris Apartment Concierge

Edward Hardwicke

Charles Harold Calthrop

Jacques Hilling

Hotel Desk Clerk

No photo

David Kernan

Per Lundquist

Robert Le Béal

Secretary at Elysée Palace

Roger Lumont

Passport Control Officer

Mike Marshall

Gendarme at Tulle

No photo

Max Melloy

Parliamentary Usher

Jean Michaud

Cabinet Member

Bernard Musson

Usher at Elysée Palace

André Penvern

Policeman at Tulle Station

Pierre Risch

Michel, Colette's Gardener

Liliane Rovère

Hotel Chambermaid

Bernard Spiegel

Groom

No photo

Jacqueline Stanbury

Hair Dye Clerk

Guy Standeven

Police Constable

Michel Subor

OAS Terrorist in Car

François Valorbe

Valmy, OAS Contract

Howard Vernon

Cabinet Member

Nicholas Young

Passport Officer

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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 point over the Algeria situation, underground organisation the OAS plot to have President Charles de Gaulle assassinated. When an attempt fails the OAS members not caught are exiled in Vienna and decid…

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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 workmanlike ensemble cast give extra weight to the lead performances in this intriguing and well put together Fred Zinnemann film. It's huge advantage as a story is it's simplicity - and here we get a …

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