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The Day of the Jackal (1973)

Movie"Nameless, faceless... relentlessly moving towards the date with death that would rock the world."
Audience Score
75
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PG 2 hr 23 minMay 16th, 1973Thriller, Action
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.
StarringEdward FoxTerence AlexanderMichel Auclair
DirectorFred Zinnemann

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:May 16th, 1973
On DVD & Blu-ray:April 29th, 1998 - Buy DVD
Movie Box Office Gross:$16,056,255 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Universal Productions France S.A., Warwick Productions, Warwick Film Productions, Universal Pictures
Movie Tags:
based on novel or bookpoliceparis, francefrancehitmanassassincastleassassinationdisguisefake identity