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.| Status: | Released (1973-05-16) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 11 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $16,056,255 |
| Screen: | Frederick Forsyth, Kenneth Ross |
| Productions: | Universal Productions France, Warwick Film Productions, John Woolf Productions |
| Production Countries: | France, United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | Français, Italiano, English |
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Casts
- 9126: Edward Fox - The Jackal
- 30035: Terence Alexander - Lloyd
- 9746: Michel Auclair - Colonel Rolland
- 39065: Alan Badel - the Minister
- 39950: Tony Britton - Inspector Thomas
- 39951: Denis Carey - Casson
- 4973: Cyril Cusack - Gunsmith
Crews
- 10470: Jean Tournier - Director of Photography - Camera
- 4065: Fred Zinnemann - Director - Directing
- 39948: Frederick Forsyth - Novel - Writing
- 26264: Kenneth Ross - Screenplay - Writing
- 3535: Georges Delerue - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 1651588: Pierre Berroyer - Makeup Artist - Costume & Make-Up
- 958171: Joan Bridge - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
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Reviews
John Chard
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Chacal. The Day of the Jackal is directed by Fred Zinnerman and adapted to screenplay by Kenneth Ross from the novel of the same name written by Frederick Forsyth. It stars Edward Fox, Michael Lonsdale, Terence Alexander, Michel Auclair, Alan Badel, Tony Britton and Denis Carey. M ....
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A sophisticated adaptation of Frederick Forsyth's thriller about an Englishman codenamed "the Jackal" (Edward Fox) who is hired to assassinate Charles de Gaulle, the President of France. His meticulous planning remains almost undiscovered until the redoubtable "Inspecteur Lebel" - pl ....
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