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The Day of the Jackal

PG

1973

143 minutes

ActionThriller

Overview

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.

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Top Cast

Edward Fox headshot

Edward Fox

The Jackal

Terence Alexander headshot

Terence Alexander

Lloyd

Michel Auclair headshot

Michel Auclair

Colonel Rolland

Alan Badel headshot

Alan Badel

the Minister

Tony Britton headshot

Tony Britton

Inspector Thomas

Denis Carey headshot

Denis Carey

Casson

Cyril Cusack headshot

Cyril Cusack

Gunsmith

Maurice Denham headshot

Maurice Denham

General Colbert

Michael Lonsdale headshot

Michael Lonsdale

Deputy Commissioner Claude Lebel

Vernon Dobtcheff headshot

Vernon Dobtcheff

Interrogator

Jacques François headshot

Jacques François

Pascal

Olga Georges-Picot headshot

Olga Georges-Picot

Denise

Raymond Gérôme headshot

Raymond Gérôme

Flavigny

Barrie Ingham headshot

Barrie Ingham

St. Clair

Delphine Seyrig headshot

Delphine Seyrig

Colette de Montpellier

Derek Jacobi headshot

Derek Jacobi

Inspector Caron

Jean Martin headshot

Jean Martin

Victor Wolenski

Ronald Pickup headshot

Ronald Pickup

The Forger

Eric Porter headshot

Eric Porter

Colonel Rodin

Anton Rodgers headshot

Anton Rodgers

Jules Bernard

Adrien Cayla-Legrand headshot

Adrien Cayla-Legrand

Charles de Gaulle

Donald Sinden headshot

Donald Sinden

Mallinson

Jean Sorel headshot

Jean Sorel

Jean Bastien-Thiry

David Swift headshot

David Swift

Montclair

Timothy West headshot

Timothy West

Commissioner Berthier

Bernard Archard headshot

Bernard Archard

Detective Hughes

Jacques Alric headshot

Jacques Alric

French Detective

Colette Bergé headshot

Colette Bergé

Lebel's Wife

Edmond Bernard headshot

Edmond Bernard

Colonel Rolland's Assistant

Gérard Buhr headshot

Gérard Buhr

Gendarme on Telephone

Philippe Léotard headshot

Philippe Léotard

Gendarme

Maurice Teynac headshot

Maurice Teynac

Bastien-Thiery's Lawyer

Van Doude headshot

Van Doude

Military Officer

Nicolas Vogel headshot

Nicolas Vogel

OAS Agent

Féodor Atkine headshot

Féodor Atkine

Young OAS Gunfighter

Albert Augier headshot

Albert Augier

Policeman in Hotel

Madeleine Barbulée headshot

Madeleine Barbulée

Hotel Guest

Jacques Brunet headshot

Jacques Brunet

OAS Terrorist in Car

Raoul Curet headshot

Raoul Curet

Hotel Waiter

Madeleine Damien headshot

Madeleine Damien

Ernestine

Yvonne Dany headshot

Yvonne Dany

Turkish Bath Desk Clerk

Nicole Desailly headshot

Nicole Desailly

Yvonne De Gaulle

Max Faulkner headshot

Max Faulkner

Special Branch Detective

Robert Favart headshot

Robert Favart

Minister

Andréa Ferréol headshot

Andréa Ferréol

Hotel Staff

Gilberte Géniat headshot

Gilberte Géniat

Paris Apartment Concierge

Edward Hardwicke headshot

Edward Hardwicke

Charles Harold Calthrop

Jacques Hilling headshot

Jacques Hilling

Hotel Desk Clerk

David Kernan headshot

David Kernan

Per Lundquist

Robert Le Béal headshot

Robert Le Béal

Secretary at Elysée Palace

Roger Lumont headshot

Roger Lumont

Passport Control Officer

Mike Marshall headshot

Mike Marshall

Gendarme at Tulle

Max Melloy headshot

Max Melloy

Parliamentary Usher

Jean Michaud headshot

Jean Michaud

Cabinet Member

Bernard Musson headshot

Bernard Musson

Usher at Elysée Palace

André Penvern headshot

André Penvern

Policeman at Tulle Station

Pierre Risch headshot

Pierre Risch

Michel, Colette's Gardener

Liliane Rovère headshot

Liliane Rovère

Hotel Chambermaid

Bernard Spiegel headshot

Bernard Spiegel

Groom

Jacqueline Stanbury headshot

Jacqueline Stanbury

Hair Dye Clerk

Guy Standeven headshot

Guy Standeven

Police Constable

Michel Subor headshot

Michel Subor

OAS Terrorist in Car

François Valorbe headshot

François Valorbe

Valmy, OAS Contract

Howard Vernon headshot

Howard Vernon

Cabinet Member

Nicholas Young headshot

Nicholas Young

Passport Officer