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The Day of the Jackal (1973)

The Day of the Jackal (1973)

Action Thriller

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

Release Date: 1973, May 16
Directors: Fred Zinnemann
Countries: France, United Kingdom
Production: Universal Productions France, Warwick Film Productions, John Woolf Productions
Cast: Derek Jacobi, André Penvern, Guy Standeven, Ronald Pickup, Vernon Dobtcheff, Philippe Léotard, Féodor Atkine, Edward Hardwicke, Michael Lonsdale, Mike Marshall, Cyril Cusack, Gérard Buhr

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.

Keywords:

based on novel or book assassin traitor police castle paris, france france fake identity hitman assassination attempt denunciation assassination assassination of president disguise