Released
The Day of the Jackal
May 16 1973 (over 51 years ago)Rating
75
Based on
561 reviews
Nameless, faceless... relentlessly moving towards the date with death that would rock the world.
- Director: Fred Zinnemann
- Writer: Kenneth Ross
- Genres: Action, Thriller
- Runtime: 2 h 23 m
- Box office: $16,056,255
- Countries: France, United Kingdom
- Companies: Universal Productions France S.A., Warwick Productions, Warwick Film Productions, Universal Pictures
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.
