The Day of the Jackal

Released Year: 1973

Certificate: A

Runtime: 143 minutes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 80

Director: Fred Zinnemann

Stars: Edward Fox, Terence Alexander, Michel Auclair, Alan Badel

No of Votes: 37445

Gross: 16056255

Overview: A professional assassin codenamed "Jackal" plots to kill Charles de Gaulle, the President of France.

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