The Day of the Jackal

An international assassin is employed by disgruntled French generals to kill Charles de Gaulle while a dedicated gendarme follows the assassin's trail in this political thriller. The film uses the perspectives of the ultra-professional assassin as he prepares his work and that of the harried but humble French detective as he uncovers the plot.

Genres

Action, Foreign, Suspense, Thriller

Crew

Director

Fred Zinnemann

Actors

• Edward Fox
  As the Jackal
• Michael Lonsdale
  As Lebel
• Delphine Seyrig
  As Colette
• Michel Auclair
  As Colonel Rolland
• Derek Jacobi
  As Caron
• Jean Sorel
  As Bastien-Thiry
• Barrie Ingham
  As St. Clair
• Terence Alexander
  As Lloyd
• Tony Britton
  As Inspecteur Thomas
• Philippe Léotard
  As Gendarme
• Alan Badel
  As Ministre
• Cyril Cusack
  As Gunsmith
• Maurice Denham
  As General Colbert
• Jacques François
  As Pascal
• Jean Martin
  As Wolenski
• Donald Sinden
  As Mallison
• Gérard Buhr
  As
• Féodor Atkine
  As
• Andréa Ferréol
  As
• Bernard Archard
  As
• David Swift
  As
• Olga Georges-Picot As Denise
• Eric Porter As Colonel Rodin
• Anton Rodgers As Jules Bernard
• Raymond Gérôme As Flavigny
• Denis Carey As Casson
• Timothy West As
• Van Doude As
• Nicolas Vogel As
• Adrien Cayla-Legrand As Charles de Gaulle
• Nicole Desailly As Yvonne de Gaulle