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The Day of the Jackal

19732h 23mAction · Thriller
directed by Fred Zinnemann

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

5.8 / 10 Compare with…9 stills

Ratings report

My score
5.8 / 10
TMDB
7.5 / 10
684 votes
IMDb
7.8 / 10
51,802 votes
Metacritic
80 / 100
Rotten Tomatoes
91%

The scorecard 5.8 / 10

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Synopsis

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.

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

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