Directed by:
Fred ZinnemannScreenplay:
Kenneth RossCinematography:
Jean TournierComposer:
Georges DelerueCast:
Edward Fox, Michel Auclair, Alan Badel, Cyril Cusack, Maurice Denham, Olga Georges-Picot, Jacques François, Derek Jacobi, Michael Lonsdale, Jean Martin (more)VOD (1)
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The story of a cold, suave British assassin hired by the French OAS to kill General Charles de Gaulle. Nameless and faceless, the killer, known by the code name of Jackal (Edward Fox), relentlessly moves toward the date with death that would rock the world. The tension mounts as the methodical preparations of the Jackal are paralleled with the efforts of the police to uncover the plot, which gives the story non-stop, edge-of-your-seat suspense. (Shock Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![Edward Fox](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/564/164564144_e2a405.jpg)
Edward Fox
UK
Best movies:
National Theatre Live: The Audience (2013) (theatrical recording)
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Gandhi (1982)
![Michel Auclair](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/405/405081_6cbc29.jpg)
Michel Auclair
German Empire
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
Docteur Teyran (1980) (TV movie)
![Alan Badel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/465/465118_112e78.jpg)
Alan Badel
UK
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Shogun (1980) (series)
The Medusa Touch (1978)
![Cyril Cusack](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/465/465198_b78fde.jpg)
Cyril Cusack
South Africa
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
My Left Foot (1989)
Harold and Maude (1971)
![Maurice Denham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/762/159762370_94bcaf.jpg)
Maurice Denham
UK
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Oliver Twist (1948)
The Million Pound Note (1954)
![Olga Georges-Picot](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/465/465149_1e8ad0.jpg)
Olga Georges-Picot
China
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Love and Death (1975)
Two for the Road (1967)
![Jacques François](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271344_f83d06.jpg)
Jacques François
France
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
![Derek Jacobi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267632_787938.jpg)
Derek Jacobi
UK
Best movies:
Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company: Romeo and Juliet (2016) (theatrical recording)
Gladiator (2000)
The King's Speech (2010)
![Michael Lonsdale](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/363/162363245_51fe71.png)
Michael Lonsdale
France
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
The Name of the Rose (1986)
Order of the Daisy (1967)
![Jean Martin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/400/400537_4feb6e.jpg)
Jean Martin
France
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
The Battle of Algiers (1966)
The Wing and the Thigh (1976)
![Anton Rodgers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/098/162098841_26ce14.jpg)
Anton Rodgers
UK
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Where Eagles Dare (1968)
The Merchant of Venice (2004)
![Delphine Seyrig](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/930/162930626_770874.png)
Delphine Seyrig
Lebanon
Best movies:
![Jean Sorel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280967_e0ad0c.jpg)
Jean Sorel
France
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
The Four Days of Naples (1962)
Belle de Jour (1967)
![Philippe Léotard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273219_4b288e.jpg)
Philippe Léotard
France
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Les Misérables (1995)
So Long, Stooge (1983)
![Edward Hardwicke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272615_2b788d.jpg)
Edward Hardwicke
UK
Best movies:
Love Actually (2003)
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Othello (1965)
![Andréa Ferréol](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/736/163736476_fdaedb.jpg)
Andréa Ferréol
France
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
The Tin Drum (1979)
![Howard Vernon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/456/456045_9e7708.jpg)
Howard Vernon
Switzerland
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Love and Death (1975)
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
![Féodor Atkine](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/096/160096737_6965d7.jpg)
Féodor Atkine
France
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Love and Death (1975)
Docteur Teyran (1980) (TV movie)
![Maurice Teynac](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/030/247/30247461_eebb6a.jpg)
Maurice Teynac
France
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Holy Year (1976)
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
![Donald Sinden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/371/371145_e1e1f4.jpg)
Donald Sinden
UK
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Balto (1995)
Doctor in the House (1954)