Movie
The Day of the Jackal
1973 · Released · 145 min · France, United Kingdom, United States · English
The Day of the Jackal is a 1973 political thriller film directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Edward Fox and Michael Lonsdale. Based on the 1971 novel by Frederick Forsyth, the film is about a professional assassin known only as the "Jackal" who is hired to assassinate French president Charles de Gaulle in the summer of 1963. It stars Edward Fox as the title character, with Michael Lonsdale, Derek Jacobi, Terence Alexander, Michel Auclair, Alan Badel, Donald Sinden, Tony Britton, Cyril Cusack, Maurice Denham and Delphine Seyrig. The musical score was composed by Georges Delerue.
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Also known as
- Deutsch
- Der Schakal
- Español
- Chacal
- Italiano
- Il giorno dello sciacallo
- 日本語
- ジャッカルの日
- 한국어
- 자칼의 날
- Polski
- Dzień Szakala
- Português
- O Dia do Chacal
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