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The Day of the Jackal( 1973)

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Nameless, faceless... relentlessly moving towards the date with death that would rock the world.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Edward Fox

      The Jackal

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      Terence Alexander

      Lloyd

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      Michel Auclair

      Colonel Rolland

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      Alan Badel

      the Minister

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      Tony Britton

      Inspector Thomas

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      Denis Carey

      Casson

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      Cyril Cusack

      Gunsmith

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      Maurice Denham

      General Colbert

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      Michael Lonsdale

      Deputy Commissioner Claude Lebel

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      Vernon Dobtcheff

      Interrogator

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      Jacques François

      Pascal

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      Olga Georges-Picot

      Denise

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      Raymond Gérôme

      Flavigny

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      Barrie Ingham

      St. Clair

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      Delphine Seyrig

      Colette de Montpellier

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      Derek Jacobi

      Inspector Caron

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      Jean Martin

      Victor Wolenski

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      Ronald Pickup

      The Forger

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      Eric Porter

      Colonel Rodin

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      Anton Rodgers

      Jules Bernard

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      Adrien Cayla-Legrand

      Charles de Gaulle

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      Donald Sinden

      Mallinson

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      Jean Sorel

      Jean Bastien-Thiry

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      David Swift

      Montclair

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      Timothy West

      Commissioner Berthier

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      Bernard Archard

      Detective Hughes

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      Jacques Alric

      French Detective

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      Colette Bergé

      Lebel's Wife

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      Edmond Bernard

      Colonel Rolland's Assistant

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      Gérard Buhr

      Gendarme on Telephone

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      Philippe Léotard

      Gendarme

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      Maurice Teynac

      Bastien-Thiery's Lawyer

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      Van Doude

      Military Officer

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      Nicolas Vogel

      OAS Agent

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      Féodor Atkine

      Young OAS Gunfighter

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      Albert Augier

      Policeman in Hotel

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      Madeleine Barbulée

      Hotel Guest

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      Jacques Brunet

      OAS Terrorist in Car

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      Raoul Curet

      Hotel Waiter

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      Madeleine Damien

      Ernestine

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      Yvonne Dany

      Turkish Bath Desk Clerk

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      Nicole Desailly

      Yvonne De Gaulle

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      Max Faulkner

      Special Branch Detective

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      Robert Favart

      Minister

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      Andréa Ferréol

      Hotel Staff

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      Gilberte Géniat

      Paris Apartment Concierge

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      Edward Hardwicke

      Charles Harold Calthrop

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      Jacques Hilling

      Hotel Desk Clerk

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      David Kernan

      Per Lundquist

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      Robert Le Béal

      Secretary at Elysée Palace

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      Roger Lumont

      Passport Control Officer

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      Mike Marshall

      Gendarme at Tulle

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      Max Melloy

      Parliamentary Usher

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      Jean Michaud

      Cabinet Member

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      Bernard Musson

      Usher at Elysée Palace

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      André Penvern

      Policeman at Tulle Station

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      Pierre Risch

      Michel, Colette's Gardener

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      Liliane Rovère

      Hotel Chambermaid

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      Bernard Spiegel

      Groom

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      Jacqueline Stanbury

      Hair Dye Clerk

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      Guy Standeven

      Police Constable

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      Michel Subor

      OAS Terrorist in Car

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      François Valorbe

      Valmy, OAS Contract

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      Howard Vernon

      Cabinet Member

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      Nicholas Young

      Passport Officer

    Social

    Review 2Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Wed Feb 12 2014
    Chacal. The Day of the Jackal is directed by Fred Zinnerman and adapted to screenplay by Kenneth Ross from the novel of the same name written by Frederick Forsyth. It stars Edward Fox, Michael Lonsdale, Terence Alexander, Michel Auclair, Alan Badel, Tony Britton and Denis Carey. Music is by Georges Delerue and cinematography by Jean Tournier. As the French political climate reaches boiling point over the Algeria situation, underground organisation the OAS plot to have President Charles de Gaulle assassinated. When an attempt fails the OAS members not caught are exiled in Vienna and decide...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    16056255.00

    Keywords

    • assassin
    • assassination
    • france
    • paris, france
    • based on novel or book
    • police
    • hitman
    • traitor
    • castle
    • fake identity
    • disguise
    • denunciation