The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal

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It is the early 60s in France. The remaining survivors of the aborted French Foreign Legion have made repeated attempts to kill DeGaulle. The result is that he is the most closely guarded man in the world. As a desperate act, they hire The Jackal, the code name for a hired killer who agrees to kill French President De Gaulle for half a million dollars. We watch his preparations which are so thorough we wonder how he could possibly fail even as we watch the French police attem... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Day of the Jackal:

Edward Fox
Terence Alexander
Michel Auclair
Alan Badel
Tony Britton
Denis Carey

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It is the early 60s in France. The remaining survivors of the aborted French Foreign Legion have made repeated attempts to kill DeGaulle. The result is that he is the most closely guarded man in the world. As a desperate act, they hire The Jackal, the code name for a hired killer who agrees to kill French President De Gaulle for half a million dollars. We watch his preparations which are so thorough we wonder how he could possibly fail even as we watch the French police attempt to pick up his trail. The situation is historically accurate. There were many such attempts and the film closely follows the plot of the book.

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Chicago Reader - 10/10 by Don DruckerTerrific escapist entertainment...It's a polished and exciting thriller, mercifully unburdened with heavy political/philosophical digressions.
Chicago Sun-Times - 10/10 by Roger EbertFred Zinnemann’s The Day of the Jackal is one hell of an exciting movie. I wasn’t prepared for how good it really is: it’s not just a suspense classic, but a beautifully executed example of filmmaking. It’s put together like a fine watch. The screenplay meticulously assembles an incredible array of material, and then Zinnemann choreographs it so that the story--complicated as it is--unfolds in almost documentary starkness.
Chicago Reader - 10/10 by Don DrukerIt's a polished and exciting thriller, mercifully unburdened with heavy political/philosophical digressions.
The A.V. Club - 9/10 by Noel MurrayIn one of the movie’s most famous scenes, Fox practices with his specially engineered rifle (which has been built into a pair of crutches), and as he takes his shots at a practice melon, he keeps tweaking the aim. It all looks very cool, until Fox finishes his adjustments, and fires a bullet that makes this stand-in for de Gaulle’s head explode.
Creative Loafing - 9/10 by Matt BrunsonDirector Fred Zinnemann, scripter Kenneth Ross, and editor Ralph Kemplen (earning this film's sole Oscar nomination) all deserve high marks.
Empire - 8/10 by Ian NathanThere is true beauty in the realism at the heart of what could come across a fanciful movie plot, with its documentarian coolness of execution, the crisp rhythms of Zinnemann’s direction, we feels we are staring through a window into the shadowy recesses of history.
Variety - 6/10 by Variety StaffThe major asset of the film is that it succeeds in maintaining interest and suspense despite obvious viewer foreknowledge of the outcome.
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) - 5/10 by Bob BloomA taut, suspenseful thriller that is as exciting as the first time you saw it. Fox is wonderful as the assassin; a great cat-and-mouse feature.
The New York Times - 5/10 by Vincent CanbyThe details are minutely observed and, to me, just a bit boring.
User Review - 10/10 by J. Duncan BHave loved this movie since it first came out. A brilliant story, both in terms of narrative and cinema.

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