The Day of the Jackal poster
Director Fred Zinnemann
Screenplay Kenneth Ross

The Day of the Jackal

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

Release Date: 1973-05-16

Duration: 143 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Derek Jacobi
    Inspector Caron
  • Edward Fox
    The Jackal
  • Maurice Denham
    General Colbert
  • Jean Martin
    Victor Wolenski
  • Delphine Seyrig
    Colette de Montpellier
  • Ronald Pickup
    The Forger
  • Guy Standeven
    Police Constable
  • Olga Georges-Picot
    Denise
  • Andréa Ferréol
    Hotel Staff
  • Howard Vernon
    Cabinet Member