The Day of the Jackal

Release date: May 16, 1973

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.

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Top Cast

The Jackal

Lloyd

Colonel Rolland

the Minister

Inspector Thomas

Casson

Gunsmith

General Colbert

Deputy Commissioner Claude Lebel

Interrogator

Pascal

Denise

Flavigny

St. Clair

Colette de Montpellier

Inspector Caron

Victor Wolenski

The Forger

Colonel Rodin

Jules Bernard

Charles de Gaulle

Mallinson

Jean Bastien-Thiry

Montclair

Commissioner Berthier

Detective Hughes

French Detective

Lebel's Wife

Colonel Rolland's Assistant

Gendarme on Telephone

Gendarme

Bastien-Thiery's Lawyer

Military Officer

OAS Agent

Young OAS Gunfighter

Policeman in Hotel

Hotel Guest

OAS Terrorist in Car

Hotel Waiter

Ernestine

Turkish Bath Desk Clerk

Yvonne De Gaulle

Special Branch Detective

Minister

Hotel Staff

Paris Apartment Concierge

Charles Harold Calthrop

Hotel Desk Clerk

Per Lundquist

Secretary at Elysée Palace

Passport Control Officer

Gendarme at Tulle

Parliamentary Usher

Cabinet Member

Usher at Elysée Palace

Policeman at Tulle Station

Michel, Colette's Gardener

Hotel Chambermaid

Groom

Hair Dye Clerk

Police Constable

OAS Terrorist in Car

Valmy, OAS Contract

Cabinet Member

Passport Officer

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