The Day of the Jackal

1973 · 143 min · EN · PG · 7.5 (721 votes)

Dir. Fred Zinnemann · Starring Edward Fox, Terence Alexander, Michel Auclair, Alan Badel, Tony Britton, Denis Carey · Music Georges Delerue

“Nameless, faceless... relentlessly moving towards the date with death that would rock the world.”

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.

VIBE

This is a masterclass in methodical tension, a meticulously crafted cat-and-mouse game that unfolds with chilling precision. It's a relentless, intelligent procedural, building suspense through intricate detail and a palpable sense of impending fate. The atmosphere is coolly efficient, utterly gripping.

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