The Day of the Jackal
7.5/10
Rating
143 min
Runtime
1973
Release Year
Fred Zinnemann
Director
Cast
Edward Fox, Terence Alexander, Michel Auclair, Alan Badel, Tony Britton
Quick Synopsis
In 1960s France, a skilled international assassin known only as 'The Jackal' is hired by a group of former French generals who are unhappy with President Charles de Gaulle's leadership and want him assassinated. As the Jackal prepares to carry out the mission, a determined French police officer from the gendarmerie begins a careful investigation to track down and stop the assassin before he can succeed.
Detailed Synopsis of The Day of the Jackal
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.
