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Nameless, faceless... relentlessly moving towards the date with death that would rock the world. - The Day of the Jackal
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Title: The Day of the Jackal

Release Date: 16 May 1973

Runtime: 2h 23m

Genre: Action, Thriller

Director: Universal Productions France S.A., Warwick Productions, Warwick Film Productions, Universal Pictures

Production Companies: Universal Productions France S.A., Warwick Productions, Warwick Film Productions, Universal Pictures

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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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.5 (561 votes)

Cast

  • The Jackal: Edward Fox
  • Lloyd: Terence Alexander
  • Colonel Rolland: Michel Auclair
  • the Minister: Alan Badel
  • Inspector Thomas: Tony Britton
  • Casson: Denis Carey
  • Gunsmith: Cyril Cusack
  • General Colbert: Maurice Denham
  • Deputy Commissioner Claude Lebel: Michael Lonsdale
  • Interrogator: Vernon Dobtcheff
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