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The Day of the Jackal

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.

Director

Fred Zinnemann

Year

Genre

action, thriller

Box Office

$16,056,255

Production

Universal Productions France S.A.,Warwick Productions,Warwick Film Productions,Universal Pictures

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 11 nominations total

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The Jackal

Lloyd

Terence Alexander

Colonel Rolland

The Minister

Inspector Thomas

Casson

The President

Adrien Cayla-Legrand

The Gunsmith

General Colbert

The Interrogator

Vernon Dobtcheff

Pascal (as Jacques Francois)

Jacques FranÃ§ois

Denise

Olga Georges-Picot

Flavigny (as Raymond Gerome)

Raymond GÃ©rÃ´me

St. Clair

Caron

Lebel

Michael Lonsdale

Wolenski

The Forger

Colonel Rodin

Bernard

Colette

Delphine Seyrig

Mallinson

Bastien-Thiry

Montclair

Berthier

Detective Hughes

Bernard Archard

French Detective

Lebel's Wife (as Colette Berge)

Colette BergÃ©

Colonel Rolland's Assistant

Gendarme on Telephone (as Gerard Buhr)

Gendarme Killed by the Jackal (as Philippe Leotard)

Philippe LÃ©otard

Bastien-Thiery's Lawyer

Military Officer

OAS Agent

Young OAS Gunfighter

FÃ©odor Atkine

Policeman in Hotel

Hotel Guest

Madeleine BarbulÃ©e

OAS Terrorist in Car

Undetermined Secondary Role

Hotel Waiter

Ernestine - Colette's Maid

Madeleine Damien

Turkish Bath Desk Clerk

Yvonne De Gaulle

Nicole Desailly

Special Branch Detective

Minister

Hotel Staff

AndrÃ©a FerrÃ©ol

Paris Apartment Concierge

Gilberte GÃ©niat

Charles Harold Calthrop

Edward Hardwicke

Hotel Desk Clerk

Jacques Hilling

Per Lundquist

Secretary at ElysÃ©e Palace

Robert Le BÃ©al

Passport Control Officer

Gendarme at Tulle

Parliamentary Usher

Cabinet Member

Usher at ElysÃ©e Palace

Policeman at Tulle Station

AndrÃ© Penvern

Michel - Colette's Gardener

Hotel Chambermaid

Liliane RovÃ¨re

Groom

Bernard Spiegel

Hair Dye Clerk

Jacqueline Stanbury

Police Constable

OAS Terrorist in Car

Valmy - OAS Contact

FranÃ§ois Valorbe

Cabinet Member

Passport Officer

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Minister Lebel Mallinson The Jackal Montclair Casson The Gunsmith Denise St. Clair Caron Colonel Rolland Berthier The Interrogator The Forger Special Branch Detective General Colbert Bastien-thiry Colette De Montpelier Wolenski

We can't find him - The Day of the Jackal

We can't find him

For heaven's sake - The Day of the Jackal

For heaven's sake

August 1962 was a stormy time for France - The Day of the Jackal

August 1962 was a stormy time for France

The plot describes above constitutes - The Day of the Jackal

The plot describes above constitutes

The time elapsed from the first to the last shot was seven seconds - The Day of the Jackal

The time elapsed from the first to the last shot was seven...

The time elapsed from the first to the last shot was 7 seconds - The Day of the Jackal

The time elapsed from the first to the last shot was 7...

No wonder our people are giving up - The Day of the Jackal

No wonder our people are giving up

You understand - The Day of the Jackal

Half on completion - The Day of the Jackal

Half on completion

How many know about this - The Day of the Jackal

How many know about this

What codename will you use - The Day of the Jackal

What codename will you use

There's nothing more you want from us - The Day of the Jackal

There's nothing more you want from us

A pleasant journey home - The Day of the Jackal

A pleasant journey home

Over what range will you fire - The Day of the Jackal

Over what range will you fire

I knew you didn't come to Geneva for a driver's license - The Day of the Jackal

I knew you didn't come to Geneva for a driver's...

What about the French documents - The Day of the Jackal

What about the French documents

I need Wolenski - The Day of the Jackal

I need Wolenski

You're being very foolish - The Day of the Jackal

You're being very foolish

I thought Wolenski used it as a swearword - The Day of the Jackal

I thought Wolenski used it as a swearword

The President must be told - The Day of the Jackal

The President must be told

The Duggan driver's license and the French identity card were easy enough - The Day of the Jackal

The Duggan driver's license and the French identity...

Commissioner Berthier - The Day of the Jackal

Commissioner Berthier

You have full powers in this investigation - The Day of the Jackal

You have full powers in this investigation

What they'll do to you if you don't catch this man in time - The Day of the Jackal

What they'll do to you if you don't catch this man...

How do you know that the Jackal comes from any of these seven countries - The Day of the Jackal

How do you know that the Jackal comes from any of these...

Washington - The Day of the Jackal

What crisis - The Day of the Jackal

I don't wish to sound rude - The Day of the Jackal

I don't wish to sound rude

They found out about the Jackal - The Day of the Jackal

They found out about the Jackal

I don't think I've ever heard of a political killer in this country - The Day of the Jackal

I don't think I've ever heard of a political...

Is this some sort of bloody joke - The Day of the Jackal

Is this some sort of bloody joke

Is this some kind of bloody joke - The Day of the Jackal

Is this some kind of bloody joke

The Dominican visa - The Day of the Jackal

The Dominican visa

I'm beginning to get a feeling about the Jackal - The Day of the Jackal

I'm beginning to get a feeling about the Jackal

He may be abroad - The Day of the Jackal

He may be abroad

Paul Oliver Duggan - The Day of the Jackal

Paul Oliver Duggan

The Jackal is blown - The Day of the Jackal

The Jackal is blown

Aren't they - The Day of the Jackal

That's all - The Day of the Jackal

He was booked in here for two days - The Day of the Jackal

He was booked in here for two days

Definitely - The Day of the Jackal

Be in no doubt as to the seriousness of your position - The Day of the Jackal

Be in no doubt as to the seriousness of your position

To see you - The Day of the Jackal

The police were here yesterday looking for you - The Day of the Jackal

The police were here yesterday looking for you

Good bye Mr Duggan - The Day of the Jackal

Good bye Mr Duggan

It's obvious that the Jackal has been tipped off all along - The Day of the Jackal

It's obvious that the Jackal has been tipped off all...

Valmy here - The Day of the Jackal

Of course - The Day of the Jackal

There is one thing - The Day of the Jackal

There is one thing

Are you home already - The Day of the Jackal

Are you home already

Top floor - The Day of the Jackal

So far as one can see - The Day of the Jackal

So far as one can see

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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.

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Director: Fred Zinnemann

Writer: Frederick Forsyth, Kenneth Ross

Production: Universal Productions France S.A.,Warwick Productions,Warwick Film Productions,Universal Pictures

Genre: action, thriller

Year: 1973

MetaScore: 80/100

ImdbRating: 7.8

BoxOffice: $16,056,255

Released: 30 Jul 1973

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 11 nominations total

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