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Day Of The Jackal
1973
In this involving political thriller, 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 .. Read more
| Starring | Cyril Cusack, Eric Porter, Timothy West, Tony Britton |
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| Director | Fred Zinnemann |
| Genres | Thriller |
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Day Of The Jackal
In this involving political thriller, 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. The complicated plot uses parallel editing to cross-cut between the details of the Jackal's preparations for the assassination and Lebel's efforts to find him before it is too late. Fred Zinnemann presents the story, faithfully adapted from the book by Frederick Forsyth, with precise, dramatic flair. Edward Fox is coldly alluring as the Jackal. Well acted and directed, Day of the Jackal is a tense and engrossing political thriller with a surprising ending.~ Linda Rasmussen, All Movie Guide
| Starring | Cyril Cusack, Eric Porter, Timothy West, Tony Britton, Derek Jacobi, Olga Georges-Picot, Jean Sorel, Edward Fox, Ronald Pickup, Donald Sinden, Michael Lonsdale, Eric |
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| Director | Fred Zinnemann |
| Studio | UCA |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 17 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | 100 Top Thrillers |
| Genres | Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Turkish |
| Released | Production year: 1973 To Rent: DVD: 05 Jul 2010 |
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An incisive, observant and professional piece of work based on a rather clinical bestseller. Lack of a channel for sympathy, plus language confusions, are its main drawbacks.
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The ultimate assassination movie
Edward Fox plays the Jackal a hitman hired by French terrorists to kill the President for pulling the troops out of Algeria.
The film is an almost ... read more » - 15863
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- 24 Aug 2004 at 21:59
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Indispensible...THE top political thriller.
Beautifully crafted by a director used to cranking up tensions (High Noon), this out thinks any false high-tech bourne-type hero by a country mile.
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Classic Suspense Thiller!!!!!
A great suspense thiller that keeps you on the edge of your seat till the end.
The only problem I have with the film is the
use of english... read more » - 962493
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The en
The director's and script writer's skills consist in packing a whole intricate book in two hours and knowing what to take out. Like a comic book, they ... read more »
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Day Of The Jackal
In this involving political thriller, 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 ...
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