The Day of the Jackal (1973)

Synopsis: This suspense thriller about a daring plot to murder Charles De Gaulle is based on Frederick Forsyth's best-seller. The movie's suspenseful pace is tied to the incredibly careful and intricate... This suspense thriller about a daring plot to murder Charles De Gaulle is based on Frederick Forsyth's best-seller. The movie's suspenseful pace is tied to the incredibly careful and intricate planning the man code-named "the Jackal" does in preparation for the hit. This classic was watered down and remade in 1997 as The Jackal. [More]

Starring: Edward Fox, Alan Badel, Terrence Alexander, Cyril Cusack

Starring: Edward Fox, Alan Badel, Terrence Alexander, Cyril Cusack, Michel Auclair, Tony Britton, Maurice Denham, Vernon Dobtcheff, Jacques Francois, Olga Georges-Picot, Barry Ingham, Derek Jacobi, Michael Lonsdale, Jean Martin, Ronald Pickup, Eric Porter, Anton Rodgers, Delphine Seyrig, Donald Sinden, Timothy West

Director: Fred Zinnemann

Director: Fred Zinnemann
Producer: John Woolf, David Deutsch
Story: Frederick Forsyth
Screenwriter: Kenneth Ross
Composer: Georges Delerue
Producer: Julien Derode

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