The Day of the Jackal (1973)

PG ★ 7.5/10 143 min Action, Thriller France, United Kingdom English

Director: Fred Zinnemann

Novel: Frederick Forsyth
Screenplay by: Kenneth Ross
Script Editor: John Rosenberg

Streaming: Not available

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

Description

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.

Top 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

The Day of the Jackal Appears on 2 Curated Movie Lists

Filmmaker Curation

Martin Scorsese's Alternative List of Favorite Films

LaCinetek #12

Genre Curation

100 Essential Thrillers by BFI

British Film Institute #54