Directed by:
Fred ZinnemannScreenplay:
Kenneth RossCinematography:
Jean TournierComposer:
Georges DelerueCast:
Edward Fox, Michel Auclair, Alan Badel, Cyril Cusack, Maurice Denham, Olga Georges-Picot, Jacques François, Derek Jacobi, Michael Lonsdale, Jean Martin (more)VOD (4)
Plots(1)
August 1962: the latest attempt on the life of French President Charles de Gaulle by the far right paramilitary organisation, the OAS, ends in chaos, with its architect-in-chief dead at the hands of a firing squad. Demoralised and on the verge of bankruptcy, the OAS leaders meet in secret to plan their next move. In a last desperate attempt to eliminate de Gaulle, they opt to employ the services of a hired assassin from outside the fold. Enter the Jackal (Edward Fox, Gandhi): charismatic, calculating, cold as ice. As the Jackal closes in on his target, a race against the clock ensues to identify and put a stop to a killer whose identity, whereabouts and modus operandi are completely unknown. (Arrow Films)
(more)Cast
![Edward Fox](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/564/164564144_e2a405.jpg)
Edward Fox
UK
Best movies:
The Audience (2013) (theatrical recording)
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Gandhi (1982)
![Michel Auclair](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/405/405081_6cbc29.jpg)
Michel Auclair
German Empire
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
Docteur Teyran (1980) (TV movie)
![Alan Badel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/465/465118_112e78.jpg)
Alan Badel
UK
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Shogun (1980) (series)
The Medusa Touch (1978)
![Cyril Cusack](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/465/465198_b78fde.jpg)
Cyril Cusack
South Africa
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
My Left Foot (1989)
Harold and Maude (1971)
![Maurice Denham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/762/159762370_94bcaf.jpg)
Maurice Denham
UK
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Oliver Twist (1948)
The Million Pound Note (1954)
![Olga Georges-Picot](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/465/465149_1e8ad0.jpg)
Olga Georges-Picot
China
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Love and Death (1975)
Two for the Road (1967)
![Jacques François](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271344_f83d06.jpg)
Jacques François
France
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
![Derek Jacobi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267632_787938.jpg)
Derek Jacobi
UK
Best movies:
Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company: Romeo and Juliet (2016) (theatrical recording)
Gladiator (2000)
The King's Speech (2010)
![Michael Lonsdale](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/363/162363245_51fe71.png)
Michael Lonsdale
France
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
The Name of the Rose (1986)
Order of the Daisy (1967)
![Jean Martin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/400/400537_4feb6e.jpg)
Jean Martin
France
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
The Battle of Algiers (1966)
The Wing and the Thigh (1976)
![Anton Rodgers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/098/162098841_26ce14.jpg)
Anton Rodgers
UK
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Where Eagles Dare (1968)
The Merchant of Venice (2004)
![Delphine Seyrig](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/930/162930626_770874.png)
Delphine Seyrig
Lebanon
Best movies:
![Jean Sorel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280967_e0ad0c.jpg)
Jean Sorel
France
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
The Four Days of Naples (1962)
Belle de Jour (1967)
![Philippe Léotard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273219_4b288e.jpg)
Philippe Léotard
France
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Les Misérables (1995)
So Long, Stooge (1983)
![Edward Hardwicke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272615_2b788d.jpg)
Edward Hardwicke
UK
Best movies:
Love Actually (2003)
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Othello (1965)
![Andréa Ferréol](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/736/163736476_fdaedb.jpg)
Andréa Ferréol
France
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
The Tin Drum (1979)
![Howard Vernon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/456/456045_9e7708.jpg)
Howard Vernon
Switzerland
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Love and Death (1975)
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
![Féodor Atkine](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/096/160096737_6965d7.jpg)
Féodor Atkine
France
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Love and Death (1975)
Docteur Teyran (1980) (TV movie)
![Maurice Teynac](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/030/247/30247461_eebb6a.jpg)
Maurice Teynac
France
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Holy Year (1976)
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
![Donald Sinden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/371/371145_e1e1f4.jpg)
Donald Sinden
UK
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Balto (1995)
Doctor in the House (1954)