The Day of the Jackal

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The Day of the Jackal is a 1973 political thriller film, based on Frederick Forsyth’s novel, about a professional assassin hired to kill French President Charles de Gaulle.

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instanceOf film
political thriller film
authorOfSourceWork Frederick Forsyth
award BAFTA Award for Best Film Editing nomination
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surface form: The Day of the Jackal (novel)
castMember Alan Badel
Cyril Cusack
Delphine Seyrig
Derek Jacobi
Edward Fox
Michael Lonsdale
Terence Alexander
Tony Britton
characterPortrayed Claude Lebel
The Day of the Jackal self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Jackal
cinematographyBy Jean Tournier
countryOfOrigin France
United Kingdom
depicts Organisation armée secrète
director Fred Zinnemann
distributor Universal Pictures
editedBy Ralph Winbger
filmingLocation France
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
genre crime thriller
political thriller
spy thriller
hasAdaptation The Day of the Jackal self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Day of the Jackal (1997 film) (loose remake titled "The Jackal")
historicalFigureDepicted Charles de Gaulle
mainCharacter Claude Lebel
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surface form: The Jackal
musicBy Georges Delerue (library music)
surface form: Georges Delerue
narrativeFocus assassination attempt on Charles de Gaulle
notableFor faithful adaptation of Frederick Forsyth’s novel
procedural depiction of an assassination plot
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A professional assassin known as the Jackal is hired to assassinate French President Charles de Gaulle.
portrayedBy Edward Fox
Michael Lonsdale
premiereEvent 1973 Cannes Film Festival (out of competition)
producer John Woolf
releaseDate 1973-05-16
releaseYear 1973
runtimeMinutes 143
screenwriter Kenneth Ross
setInCountry France
setInPeriod 1960s
timeSetting post–Algerian War era

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this entity surface form: The Day of the Jackal (novel)
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this entity surface form: The Jackal
Fred Zinnemann directed The Day of the Jackal
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this entity surface form: The Day of the Jackal (1997 film) (loose remake titled "The Jackal")
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this entity surface form: The Jackal
Edward Fox notableRole The Day of the Jackal
this entity surface form: The Jackal in The Day of the Jackal
Edward Fox notableWork The Day of the Jackal
Fred Zinnemann notableWork The Day of the Jackal