The Day of the Jackal (1973)

1973 · 143 min · Action, Thriller

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.

Directed by Fred Zinnemann. Starring Edward Fox, Terence Alexander, Michel Auclair, Alan Badel and Tony Britton.

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