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The Day of the Jackal

  • 1973
  • PG
  • 2h 23m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
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In the aftermath of France allowing Algeria's independence, a group of resentful military veterans hire a professional assassin codenamed "Jackal" to kill President Charles de Gaulle.In the aftermath of France allowing Algeria's independence, a group of resentful military veterans hire a professional assassin codenamed "Jackal" to kill President Charles de Gaulle.In the aftermath of France allowing Algeria's independence, a group of resentful military veterans hire a professional assassin codenamed "Jackal" to kill President Charles de Gaulle.

  • Director
    • Fred Zinnemann
  • Writers
    • Frederick Forsyth
    • Kenneth Ross
  • Stars
    • Edward Fox
    • Terence Alexander
    • Michel Auclair
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    45K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,691
    177
    • Director
      • Fred Zinnemann
    • Writers
      • Frederick Forsyth
      • Kenneth Ross
    • Stars
      • Edward Fox
      • Terence Alexander
      • Michel Auclair
    • 253User reviews
    • 76Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 11 nominations total

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    Edward Fox
    Edward Fox
    • The Jackal
    Terence Alexander
    Terence Alexander
    • Lloyd
    Michel Auclair
    Michel Auclair
    • Colonel Rolland
    Alan Badel
    Alan Badel
    • The Minister
    Tony Britton
    Tony Britton
    • Inspector Thomas
    Denis Carey
    • Casson
    Adrien Cayla-Legrand
    • The President
    Cyril Cusack
    Cyril Cusack
    • The Gunsmith
    Maurice Denham
    Maurice Denham
    • General Colbert
    Vernon Dobtcheff
    Vernon Dobtcheff
    • The Interrogator
    Jacques François
    Jacques François
    • Pascal
    • (as Jacques Francois)
    Olga Georges-Picot
    Olga Georges-Picot
    • Denise
    Raymond Gérôme
    Raymond Gérôme
    • Flavigny
    • (as Raymond Gerome)
    Barrie Ingham
    Barrie Ingham
    • St. Clair
    Derek Jacobi
    Derek Jacobi
    • Caron
    Michael Lonsdale
    Michael Lonsdale
    • Lebel
    • (as Michel Lonsdale)
    Jean Martin
    Jean Martin
    • Wolenski
    Ronald Pickup
    Ronald Pickup
    • The Forger
    • Director
      • Fred Zinnemann
    • Writers
      • Frederick Forsyth
      • Kenneth Ross
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    • Trivia
      The special lightweight rifle that The Jackal concealed in a crutch was a genuine working model. Two of them were made for this movie; one was handed over to the British authorities, the other resides in the Paris Cinematheque.
    • Goofs
      The Jackal had taken an impression of the key to the apartment, and presumably had therefore made a copy. That means he could have simply slipped past the concierge while she was in the kitchen and gone up the stairs to the apartment without her knowing. That way, if anyone had come into the building to ask if she had seen anything, she would be there to answer "No", instead of being found lying on the floor.
    • Quotes

      Minister: There is one thing: how did you know whose telephone to tap?

      Lebel: I didn't, so I tapped all of them.

    • Crazy credits
      The Cross of Lorraine, a symbol General Charles de Gaulle used during his lifetime, appears at the beginning of the film.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Clock (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Colonel Bogey March
      (1914) (uncredited)
      Music by Kenneth Alford
      Played by an accordionist

    User reviews253

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    One of the best
    The structure and pacing of this movie are exceptional and make the movie worth watching every few years. The coldness of the assassin, the unremitting persistence of the detective and the suspense of what will happen next all combine to make this a classic.
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    • Jan 4, 2004

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    • Release date
      • June 15, 1973 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • France
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Chacal
    • Filming locations
      • La Bastide de Tourtour, Tourtour, Var, France(hotel where the Jackal meets Colette)
    • Production companies
      • John Woolf Productions
      • Warwick Film Productions
      • Universal Productions France
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $16,056,255
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 23 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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