The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal
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The Day of the Jackal

DirectorFred Zinnemann

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

7.5 / 10
1973
143 min
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.

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