- Actors: Edward Fox, Terence Alexander, Michel Auclair, Alan Badel, Tony Britton
- Directors: Fred Zinnemann
- Writers: Frederick Forsyth, Kenneth Ross
- Producers: David Deutsch, John Woolf, Julien Derode
- Format: Closed-captioned, Colour, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language English
- Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Universal Studios
- DVD Release Date: 29 April 1998
- Run Time: 143 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
- ASIN: 0783226853
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 66,309 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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With its high-intensity plot about an attempt to assassinate French President Charles de Gaulle, the bestselling novel by Frederick Forsyth was a prime candidate for screen adaptation. Director Fred Zinnemann brought his veteran skills to bear on what has become a timeless classic of screen suspense. Not to be confused with the later remake The Jackal starring Bruce Willis (which shamelessly embraced all the bombast that Zinnemann so wisely avoided), this 1973 thriller opts for lethal elegance and low-key tenacity in the form of the Jackal, the suave assassin played with consummate British coolness by Edward Fox. He's a killer of the highest order, a master of disguise and international elusiveness, and this riveting film follows his path to de Gaulle with an intense, straightforward documentary style. Perhaps one of the last great films from a bygone age of pure, down-to-basics suspense (and a kind of debonair European alternative to the American grittiness of The French Connection), The Day of the Jackal is a cat-and-mouse thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat until its brilliantly executed final scene (pardon the pun), by which time Fox has achieved cinematic immortality as one of the screen's most memorable killers. --Jeff Shannon
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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of my Top Ten Films of all Time.,
By B Loughrey "B Loughrey" (Dublin Ireland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Day of The Jackal [DVD] (DVD)
I have just looked at the Day of the Jackal for the umpententh time and it never fails to impress. Edward Fox plays the lead role expertly as the assasain in this outstanding thriller from the pages of Fredrick Forseyth's novel. I thought the book was outstanding but the film portrays the story brilliantly. An edge of your seat experience and one in which you will not be dissapointed.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
first rate thriller about a plot to assassinate de Gaulle,
By A Customer
This review is from: Day of the Jackal [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Think of the problem here in terms of suspense: "The Day of the Jackal" is the story of meticulous hitman (Edward Fox) who is hired by disgruntled French generals to assassinate French President Charles de Gaulle. But we all know that de Gaulle was NOT assassinated, so how does this film achieve suspense? The answer is: extremely well. This is a superior thriller from the novel by Frederick Forsyth and directed by Fred Zinnemann ("High Noon"), who gives equal weight to the professional preparations of the assassin and the dogged efforts of the French detectives to run down the "Jackal." The audience is placed in the position of actually rooting for both sides as the story develops. The excellent cast includes Michel Lonsdale, Delphine Seyrig, Alan Badel, Cyril Cusack and Derek Jacobi. "The Day of the Jackal" offers an unforgettable conclusion in which you come to the moment you thought was impossible, as the Jackal finally gets de Gaulle in his sights.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Day of the Jackal,
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This review is from: Day of The Jackal [DVD] (DVD)
I first saw this movie as a teenager way back in the 80s and I loved it, Edward Fox is superb as the cold blooded ruthless assassin hired by a terrorist group known as the OAS to kill the French president after he gives independence to Algeria.
Michel Lonsdale (Hugo Drax) in Moonraker is equally impressive as the much put upon detective who is given the unenviable task of hunting down the Jackal who is a faceless one amongst millions is determined to stop him before he can carry out his plan, the film takes you through the Jackal's elaborate preparations which of course include changes in identity's, nationality's and a very clever rifle which fits inside a pair of crutches! The film has an excellent plot and an excellent cast, I'd recommend it to anyone. An absolute classic!
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