Logo
The Day of the Jackal backdrop
The Day of the Jackal logo

The Day of the Jackal

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.
1973
143 min
7.5
Action / Thriller
Genres
Action / Thriller
Runtime
143 min
Year
1973
Director
Fred Zinnemann
Writers
Frederick Forsyth, Kenneth Ross
Studio
Universal Productions France

Top Billed Cast

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

More Like This