The Day of the Jackal · 1973

The Day of the Jackal

Name: The Day of the Jackal
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Genre: Action, Thriller
Released: 1973-05-16
Duration: 143 min
Rating: 7.5

«Nameless, faceless... relentlessly moving towards the date with death that would rock the world.»

Fred Zinnemann · 143 min · France

ActionThriller

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.

TMDB

7.5

IMDb

7.8

91%

Metacritic

80/100

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Worldwide revenue: US$16,056,255
Box office (US): $16,056,255
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 11 nominations total
Production companies: Universal Productions France, Warwick Film Productions, John Woolf Productions

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Avenida de los Campos Elíseos Museo Británico Archivos Nacionales de Francia Costa Azul Scotland Yard St. James’s Park Pinewood Estación de París-Austerlitz Hotel Negresco Strand rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré Victoria Embankment Somerset House Great Russell Street Gare de Tulle Imperia Ventimiglia Entrevaux Veynes Tourtour

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