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    The Day of the Jackal

    Movie

    Poster of the movie The Day of the Jackal
    1973     Thriller    
    2h 25min
    CountryUnited Kingdom/France

    A secret French paramilitary organization plans to assassinate French President Charles De Gaulle (Adrien Cayla-Legrand) because of their disagreement with his policies during the Algerian War. They hire a professional killer, known only as "The Jackal" (Edward Fox). The police learn of the plot from an informer, and police investigator Lebel (Michel Lonsdale) cleverly pieces together the clues to the Jackal's identity.

    Directed byFred Zinnemann
    Written byFrederick Forsyth, Kenneth Ross
    CompanyUniversal PicturesUniversal PicturesUniversal Pictures

    Starring

    Cyril Cusack
    Vernon Dobtcheff
    Derek Jacobi
    Edward Fox
    Terence Alexander
    Michel Auclair
    Alan Badel
    Tony Britton
    Denis Carey
    Adrien Cayla-Legrand
    Maurice Denham
    Jacques François
    Olga Georges-Picot
    Raymond Gérôme
    Barrie Ingham
    Michael Lonsdale
    Jean Martin
    Ronald Pickup
    Eric Porter
    Anton Rodgers
    Delphine Seyrig
    Donald Sinden
    Jean Sorel
    David Swift
    Timothy West

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