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The Day of the Jackal ()

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In the aftermath of France allowing Algeria's independence, a group of resentful military veterans hire a professional assassin codenamed "Jackal" to kill President Charles de Gaulle.
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The Jackal
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Lloyd
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Colonel Rolland
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The Minister
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Inspector Thomas
Denis Carey ...
Casson
Adrien Cayla-Legrand ...
The President
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The Gunsmith
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General Colbert
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The Interrogator
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Pascal (as Jacques Francois)
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Denise
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Flavigny (as Raymond Gerome)
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St. Clair
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Caron
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Lebel (as Michel Lonsdale)
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Wolenski
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The Forger
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Colonel Rodin
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Bernard
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Colette
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Mallinson
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Bastien-Thiry
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Montclair
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Berthier
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Detective Hughes
Jacques Alric ...
French Detective
Colette Bergé ...
Lebel's Wife (as Colette Berge)
Edmond Bernard ...
Colonel Rolland's Assistant
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Gendarme on Telephone (as Gerard Buhr)
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Gendarme Killed by the Jackal (as Philippe Leotard)
Maurice Teynac ...
Bastien-Thiery's Lawyer
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Military Officer
Nicolas Vogel ...
OAS Agent
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Young OAS Gunfighter (uncredited)
Albert Augier ...
Policeman in Hotel (uncredited)
Madeleine Barbulée ...
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
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OAS Terrorist in Car (uncredited)
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Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Raoul Curet ...
Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
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Ernestine - Colette's Maid (uncredited)
Yvonne Dany ...
Turkish Bath Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Nicole Desailly ...
Yvonne De Gaulle (uncredited)
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Special Branch Detective (uncredited)
Robert Favart ...
Minister (uncredited)
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Hotel Staff (uncredited)
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Paris Apartment Concierge (uncredited)
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Charles Harold Calthrop (uncredited)
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Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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Per Lundquist (uncredited)
Robert Le Béal ...
Secretary at Elysée Palace (uncredited)
Roger Lumont ...
Passport Control Officer (uncredited)
Mike Marshall ...
Gendarme at Tulle (uncredited)
Max Melloy ...
Parliamentary Usher (uncredited)
Jean Michaud ...
Cabinet Member (uncredited)
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Usher at Elysée Palace (uncredited)
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Policeman at Tulle Station (uncredited)
Pierre Risch ...
Michel - Colette's Gardener (uncredited)
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Hotel Chambermaid (uncredited)
Bernard Spiegel ...
Groom (uncredited)
Jacqueline Stanbury ...
Hair Dye Clerk (uncredited)
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Police Constable (uncredited)
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OAS Terrorist in Car (uncredited)
François Valorbe ...
Valmy - OAS Contact (uncredited)
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Cabinet Member (uncredited)
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Passport Officer (uncredited)

Directed by

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Fred Zinnemann

Written by

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Frederick Forsyth ... (book)
 
Kenneth Ross ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Irving Allen ... producer (uncredited)
Albert R. Broccoli ... producer (uncredited)
Julien Derode ... co-producer
David Deutsch ... co-producer
Claude Perrier ... producer (uncredited)
John Woolf ... producer

Music by

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Georges Delerue

Cinematography by

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Jean Tournier ... (photographed by)

Editing by

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Ralph Kemplen

Editorial Department

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Marcel Durham ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Margot Capelier
Jenia Reissar

Costume Design by

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Joan Bridge
Rosine Delamare
Elizabeth Haffenden

Makeup Department

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Pierre Berroyer ... makeup artist
Ludovic Paris ... hairdresser: France (as Marc Paris)
Barbara Ritchie ... hairdresser: England

Production Management

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Henri Jaquillard ... production manager: France
John Palmer ... production manager: England

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Andrew Marton ... second unit director
Louis Pitzele ... assistant director: France (as Louis Pitzelé)
Peter Price ... assistant director: England
Alain Bonnot ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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René Albouze ... property master: France
Ernest Archer ... set design: England
Robert Cartwright ... set dressing: England
Pierre Charron ... set dressing: France
Wally Hill ... property master: England
Willy Holt ... set design: France
Cliff Robinson ... assistant art director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Bob Allen ... sound recordist (as Robert Allen)
Gordon K. McCallum ... dubbing mixer (as Gordon McCallum)
Nicholas Stevenson ... sound editor
Graham V. Hartstone ... re-recording mixer (uncredited)
John Hayward ... re-recording mixer (uncredited)
C. Le Mesurier ... assistant dubbing mixer (uncredited)
Andrew Patterson ... assistant sound editor (uncredited)

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Georges Iaconelli ... special effects: France
Cliff Richardson ... special effects: England
John Richardson ... special effects: England

Visual Effects by

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Wally Veevers ... visual effects

Stunts

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Rémy Julienne ... stunts
Claude Carliez ... stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Rocco Lerro ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Guy Delattre ... second unit photography
André Domage ... camera operator: France
Jean Fontanilles ... chief electrician: France
David Harcourt ... camera operator: England
Colin Manning ... chief grip: England
Vic Smith ... chief electrician: England
René Strasser ... chief grip: France
Edmond Séchan ... second unit photography
George Higgins ... stills photographer: England (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Jean Zay ... costume supervisor

Music Department

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Georges Delerue ... conductor

Script and Continuity Department

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John Rosenberg ... script editor

Additional Crew

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Simone Escoffier ... production secretary: France
Gladys Goldsmith ... continuity: England
Van Jones ... production secretary: England
Catherine Prévert ... continuity: France
George Arnell ... unit publicist (uncredited)
Paul Tivers ... production assistant (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

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. Written by John Vogel

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Also Known As
  • Fred Zinnemann's Film of The Day of the Jackal (United Kingdom)
  • Chacal (France)
  • Der Schakal (Germany)
  • Xacal (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Chacal (Spain)
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Runtime
  • 143 min
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Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross $448,609

Did You Know?

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Trivia The special lightweight rifle that The Jackal concealed in a crutch was a genuine working model. Two of them were made for this movie; one was handed over to the British authorities, the other resides in the Paris Cinematheque. See more »
Goofs The Jackal had taken an impression of the key to the apartment, and presumably had therefore made a copy. That means he could have simply slipped past the concierge while she was in the kitchen and gone up the stairs to the apartment without her knowing. That way, if anyone had come into the building to ask if she had seen anything, she would be there to answer "No", instead of being found lying on the floor. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into The Clock (2010). See more »
Soundtracks Colonel Bogey March See more »
Crazy Credits The Cross of Lorraine, a symbol General Charles de Gaulle used during his lifetime, appears at the beginning of the film. See more »
Quotes Minister: There is one thing: how did you know whose telephone to tap?
Lebel: I didn't, so I tapped all of them.
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