The Day of the Jackal
Directed by Fred Zinnemann
Starring Edward Fox, Terence Alexander, Michel Auclair, Alan Badel, Tony Britton, Denis Carey, Cyril Cusack, Maurice Denham, Michael Lonsdale, Vernon Dobtcheff
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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.
- Original language
- English
- Screenplay
- Frederick Forsyth, Kenneth Ross
- Music
- Georges Delerue
- Cinematography
- Jean Tournier, Edmond Séchan
- Cast
- Alan Badel, Tony Britton, Denis Carey, Cyril Cusack, Maurice Denham, Michael Lonsdale, Vernon Dobtcheff, Jacques François, Olga Georges-Picot
Updated July 22, 2026
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