The Day of The Jackal (1973)

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Written by Frederick Forsyth, Kenneth Ross

Directed by Fred Zinnemann

Running Time: 142 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1973

Rating: 15 Certificate

Production Country: UK/France

Filmed in Colour

The time is the 1960's, the place.. France.

The surviving members of the abandoned French Foreign Legion are making continual attempts to assassinate the French President, Charles De Gaulle (Adrien Cayla-Legrand).

Now, so heavily gauded, the Legion can't get anywhere near him to carry out and complete their much sought after mission.

Therefore they decide to hire a professional hitman to carry out the job for them, The Jackal (Edward Fox), in return for a booty of $500,000.

This film follows The Jackal's thorough preparations and the French police's following of his trail.

Cast

Edward FoxCharles H. Calthrop AKA Paul Oliver Duggan AKA The Jackal
Terence AlexanderLloyd
Michel AuclairCol. Rolland
Alan BadelThe Minister
Tony BrittonInsp. Thomas
Denis CareyCasson
Adrien Cayla-LegrandPresident Gen.Charles De Gaulle
Cyril CusackThe Gunsmith
Maurice DenhamGeneral Colbert
Image for Vernon DobtcheffVernon DobtcheffThe Interrogator
Jacques FrançoisPascal
Olga Georges-PicotDenise
Raymond GérômeFlavigny
Barrie InghamSt. Clair
Image for Derek JacobiDerek JacobiCaron

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