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The Day of the Jackal
Nameless, faceless... relentlessly moving towards the date with death that would rock the world.
Genres
ActionThriller
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$16056255
Runtime
143 min
Release Date
1973-05-16
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
638
Vote Average
7.5
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Edward Fox
The Jackal
Terence Alexander
Lloyd
Michel Auclair
Colonel Rolland
Alan Badel
the Minister
Tony Britton
Inspector Thomas
Denis Carey
Casson
Cyril Cusack
Gunsmith
Maurice Denham
General Colbert
Michael Lonsdale
Deputy Commissioner Claude Lebel
Vernon Dobtcheff
Interrogator
Jacques François
Pascal
Olga Georges-Picot
Denise
Raymond Gérôme
Flavigny
Barrie Ingham
St. Clair
Delphine Seyrig
Colette de Montpellier
Derek Jacobi
Inspector Caron
Jean Martin
Victor Wolenski
Ronald Pickup
The Forger
Eric Porter
Colonel Rodin
Anton Rodgers
Jules Bernard
Adrien Cayla-Legrand
Charles de Gaulle
Donald Sinden
Mallinson
Jean Sorel
Jean Bastien-Thiry
David Swift
Montclair
Timothy West
Commissioner Berthier
Bernard Archard
Detective Hughes
Jacques Alric
French Detective
Colette Bergé
Lebel's Wife
Edmond Bernard
Colonel Rolland's Assistant
Gérard Buhr
Gendarme on Telephone
Philippe Léotard
Gendarme
Maurice Teynac
Bastien-Thiery's Lawyer
Van Doude
Military Officer
Nicolas Vogel
OAS Agent
Féodor Atkine
Young OAS Gunfighter
Albert Augier
Policeman in Hotel
Madeleine Barbulée
Hotel Guest
Jacques Brunet
OAS Terrorist in Car
Raoul Curet
Hotel Waiter
Madeleine Damien
Ernestine
Yvonne Dany
Turkish Bath Desk Clerk
Nicole Desailly
Yvonne De Gaulle
Max Faulkner
Special Branch Detective
Robert Favart
Minister
Andréa Ferréol
Hotel Staff
Gilberte Géniat
Paris Apartment Concierge
Edward Hardwicke
Charles Harold Calthrop
Jacques Hilling
Hotel Desk Clerk
David Kernan
Per Lundquist
Robert Le Béal
Secretary at Elysée Palace
Roger Lumont
Passport Control Officer
Mike Marshall
Gendarme at Tulle
Max Melloy
Parliamentary Usher
Jean Michaud
Cabinet Member
Bernard Musson
Usher at Elysée Palace
André Penvern
Policeman at Tulle Station
Pierre Risch
Michel, Colette's Gardener
Liliane Rovère
Hotel Chambermaid
Bernard Spiegel
Groom
Jacqueline Stanbury
Hair Dye Clerk
Guy Standeven
Police Constable
Michel Subor
OAS Terrorist in Car
François Valorbe
Valmy, OAS Contract
Howard Vernon
Cabinet Member
Nicholas Young
Passport Officer
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