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The year is 1963. Following a a deeply divisive and costly Civil War, French President Charles de Gaulle has granted independence to Algeria. His decision is seen as a betrayal by many of his former supporters.
- The Day of the Jackal (Film)
It is the film adaptation of the 1971 novel The Day of the...
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The Jackal begins his preparations: he researches...
- The Day of the Jackal (Film)
It is the film adaptation of the 1971 novel The Day of the Jackal. It stars Edward Fox as the Jackal and Michael Lonsdale as Claude Lebel. The supporting cast includes Terence Alexander, Michel Auclair, Alan Badel, Tony Britton, Delphine Seyrig and Derek Jacobi.
The Jackal begins his preparations: he researches extensively on his target, he acquires two false passports, he pays a visit to Paris to acquire a good shooting location, and he contacts two individuals in Genoa.
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Following France's defeat in the Algerian War of Independence, a group of far-right terrorists hire an assassin to kill French President Charles De Gaulle. The government, consisting of the entire French Cabinet, can't figure out who the assassin is, only that he has a code name: The Jackal.
The Day of the Jackal is a 1973 political thriller film directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Edward Fox and Michael Lonsdale. Based on the 1971 novel of the same name by Frederick Forsyth, the film is about a professional assassin known only as the "Jackal" who is hired to assassinate French president Charles de Gaulle in the summer of 1963.
A Jackal, and the protagonist. A young hitman and Bounty Hunter who tries pretty much to survive the best he can in a crime-ridden city. The son of the legendary Grim Reaper Roxy, he wields an enormous blade inherited from his mother after her death.
