The Day of the Jackal
Nameless, faceless... relentlessly moving towards the date with death that would rock the world.
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.
- Director
- Fred Zinnemann
- Signature
- Craft · Tension · Action
- Worldwide
- $16M
Who's in it
Cast
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31 billed performers
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Story overview
What It's About
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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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The record
Awards
0 wins · 1 nomination
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
The numbers
Box Office & Release
- Budget
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- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $16M
- Release date
- May 16, 1973
- Runtime
- 2h 23m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, French
- Country
- France, United Kingdom
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