The Day of the Jackal (1973)

Name: The Day of the Jackal
Released: 1973
Duration: 2 h 23 min
Cast: Edward Fox, Terence Alexander, Michel Auclair

Directed by Fred Zinnemann
Written by Frederick Forsyth and Kenneth Ross
Starring Edward Fox, Terence Alexander and Michel Auclair

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.

Released: 1973
Running time: 2 hours 23 minutes