The Day of the Jackal

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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Release date:: May 16, 1973
Director:: Fred Zinnemann
Cast:: Edward Fox, Michael Lonsdale, Michel Auclair, Derek Jacobi, Jean Martin
Genre:: Drama, Political thriller
Country:: France, United States, United Kingdom
Language:: English
Year page:: 1973 in adaptations