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Jul 30, 1973 · The Day of the Jackal: Directed by Fred Zinnemann. With Edward Fox, Terence Alexander, Michel Auclair, Alan Badel. In the aftermath of France allowing Algeria's independence, a group of resentful military veterans hire a professional assassin codenamed "Jackal" to kill President Charles de Gaulle.
The Day of the Jackal is a 1973 political thriller film directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Edward Fox and Michael Lonsdale.Based on the 1971 novel of the same name by Frederick Forsyth, the film is about a professional assassin known only as the "Jackal" who is hired to assassinate French president Charles de Gaulle in the summer of 1963.. A co-production of the United Kingdom and France ...
The Day of the Jackal (1971) is a political thriller novel by English author Frederick Forsyth about a professional assassin who is contracted by the OAS, a French dissident paramilitary organisation, to kill Charles de Gaulle, the President of France.. The novel received admiring reviews and praise when first published in 1971, and it received a 1972 Best Novel Edgar Award from the Mystery ...
An underground French paramilitary group is intent on eliminating President Charles de Gaulle (Adrien Cayla-Legrand), but when numerous attempts on his life fail, they resort to hiring the ...
France, 1963. A group of disgruntled army officers have banded together and formed an organisation called the OAS. Their aim - to kill President Charles de Gaulle.
Fred Zinnemann’s “The Day of the Jackal” is one hell of an exciting movie. I wasn’t prepared for how good it really is: it’s not just a suspense classic, but a beautifully executed example of filmmaking. It’s put together like a fine watch. The screenplay meticulously assembles an incredible array of material, and then Zinnemann choreographs it so that the story--complicated as it ...
“Not just a suspense classic, but a beautifully executed example of filmmaking. It’s put together like a fine watch.” Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times, 30 July 1973 The Jackal’s real name is unknown even to the paramilitary group that has hired him to assassinate President Charles de Gaulle.
4 days ago · The Day of the Jackal is streaming November 7 on Peacock: https://pck.tv/45hBP6qSynopsis: A ruthless assassin, the Jackal, (Eddie Redmayne) makes his living ...
4 days ago · The Day of the Jackal opens on a German janitor seemingly going about his evening. He’s in his 60s, moves a little slower than he used to, and minds his own business. He’s got a smoker’s ...
3 days ago · Eddie Redmayne plays a highly elusive lone assassin in the upcoming Peacock and Sky series “The Day of the Jackal,” which revealed its first teaser during the Paris Olympics opening ceremony ...
