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

The Day of the Jackal

7.5 / 10 7.5 1973 2h 23mPG

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.

Directed by Fred Zinnemann

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CAST

The people behind the story

Edward Fox

Edward FoxThe Jackal

Terence Alexander

Terence AlexanderLloyd

Michel Auclair

Michel AuclairColonel Rolland

Alan Badel

Alan Badelthe Minister

Tony Britton

Tony BrittonInspector Thomas

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Denis CareyCasson

Cyril Cusack

Cyril CusackGunsmith

Maurice Denham

Maurice DenhamGeneral Colbert