The Day of the Jackal (Film), released 1973 — adapted from The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth.
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.
Starring Edward Fox, Terence Alexander, Michel Auclair, Alan Badel, Tony Britton.
Directed by Fred Zinnemann.
