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Day Of The Jackal Reviews

1973 Certificate 15
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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
Director Fred Zinnemann
Genres Thriller

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    • 3 stars out of 4  

      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.

    • 30638
    • Inherently suspenseless (history would give us several more years of assassination-target De Gaulle), this adaptation... read more on Time Out

    • 43810
 

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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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