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The Day of the Jackal

1973 Film Synopsis & Plot Summary

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

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.

Full Plot Summary 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.

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