The Day of the Jackal

Paris, autumn. A silenced pistol. The French OAS hires a meticulous killer to assassinate Charles de Gaulle. One dogged police detective trails him, matching wits with the Jackal's every move. Early-Seventies fatalism, impeccably tailored.

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Fred Zinnemann directed The Day of the Jackal in 1973. See Fred Zinnemann's full filmography, where to start with Fred Zinnemann, or where to go after you've seen everything by Fred Zinnemann.

The Day of the Jackal was released in 1973 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 143 minutes.