The Day of the Jackal (1973) movie poster

The Day of the Jackal (1973)

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

143 minPGActionThriller

TMDb7.5/10688 votes

IMDb7.8/1051,802 votes

Rotten Tomatoes91%

Metacritic80/100

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.

Country: France, United Kingdom

Director: Fred Zinnemann

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

Box office: $16,056,255

Cast

Edward Fox as The Jackal

Edward Fox

The Jackal

Terence Alexander as Lloyd

Terence Alexander

Lloyd

Michel Auclair as Colonel Rolland

Michel Auclair

Colonel Rolland

Alan Badel as the Minister

Alan Badel

the Minister

Tony Britton as Inspector Thomas

Tony Britton

Inspector Thomas

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Denis Carey

Casson

Cyril Cusack as Gunsmith

Cyril Cusack

Gunsmith

Maurice Denham as General Colbert

Maurice Denham

General Colbert

Michael Lonsdale as Deputy Commissioner Claude Lebel

Michael Lonsdale

Deputy Commissioner Claude Lebel

Vernon Dobtcheff as Interrogator

Vernon Dobtcheff

Interrogator

Jacques François as Pascal

Jacques François

Pascal

Olga Georges-Picot as Denise

Olga Georges-Picot

Denise

Raymond Gérôme as Flavigny

Raymond Gérôme

Flavigny

Barrie Ingham as St. Clair

Barrie Ingham

St. Clair

Keywords

Plot:assassinassassinationbased on novel or bookpolicehitmantraitorfake identitydisguiseassassination of presidentassassination attemptdenunciation

Place:franceparis, francecastle