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The Day of the Jackal
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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.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.
May 16, 1973 · Directed by Fred Zinnemann
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Runtime2h 23m
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Edward Fox
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Terence Alexander
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Michel Auclair
Colonel Rolland
Alan Badel
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Tony Britton
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Denis Carey
Casson
Cyril Cusack
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Maurice Denham
General Colbert
Michael Lonsdale
Deputy Commissioner Claude Lebel
Vernon Dobtcheff
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Jacques François
Pascal
Olga Georges-Picot
Denise
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