The Day of the Jackal
Action, Suspense, Thriller, Foreign · 1973An international assassin is employed by disgruntled French generals to kill Charles de Gaulle while a dedicated gendarme follows the assassin's trail in this political thriller. The film uses the perspectives of the ultra-professional assassin as he prepares his work and that of the harried but humble French detective as he uncovers the plot.
- Runtime 2 hours 23 mins
- Released 30th July, 1973
- Rating PG
- Director Fred Zinnemann
- Writer Frederick Forsyth Kenneth Ross
