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07/30/02
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
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Reviews Counted:20
Fresh:18
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.6/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 23 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
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... [More]
Starring: Edward Fox, Alan Badel, Terrence Alexander, Cyril Cusack
Director: Fred Zinnemann
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Reviews for The Day of the Jackal
1 - 20 (sorted by source)
Zinnemann's tale of an extremist faction's plot to kill the celebrated French leader and the authorities' efforts to capture the mercenary assassin hired for the job achieves a dignified tone and compelling pace seldom seen in latter-day thrillers.
04/17/01
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06/03/05
[A] taut, slow-burning thriller.
05/24/03
It's a polished and exciting thriller, mercifully unburdened with heavy political/philosophical digressions.
11/01/07
I wasn't prepared for how good it really is: it's not just a suspense classic, but a beautifully executed example of filmmaking.
10/23/04
Top CriticA taut, tight assassination classic.
07/27/02
Like all Zinnemann's work, this meticulously crafted political thriller is involving but not exciting due to his detached perspective and the fact that we know the outcome, that De Gaulle wasn't assassinated, but it's cast with Europe's best actors.
04/23/07
No review available.
10/09/05
Delightfully intelligent and often irreverant, it's a good yarn and a good thriller to boot.
06/29/03
No review available.
06/26/03
A taut, suspenseful thriller that is as exciting as the first time you saw it. Fox is wonderful as the assassin; a great cat-and-mouse feature.
09/11/03
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08/22/03
Great assassination-based thriller
01/05/05
The details are minutely observed and, to me, just a bit boring.
05/20/03
An engrossing film about a terrorist.
06/13/04
Very exciting and entertaining.
01/01/00
Low on documentary conviction and political context, but an intriguing exercise in concealing the obvious.
01/26/06
A taut, suspenseful, and fascinating political thriller.
11/01/07
The major asset of the film is that it succeeds in maintaining interest and suspense despite obvious viewer foreknowledge of the outcome.
11/01/07
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