Based on the best seller by Frederick Forsyth, “The Day of the jackal” is a taut and colourful suspense thriller about the attempt by the right wing OAS to assassinate General De Gaulle. Edward Fox portrays the ruthless, anonymous assassin hired by OAS Chief Colonel Rodin, played by Eric Porter. The cold precision of his preparations is juxtaposed with the plodding efforts of the French authorities to uncover the plot.
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ACMI Identifier
317885
Languages
Bulgarian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English
English
English
Finnish
French
French
German
German
Greek
Hungarian
Italian
Italian
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Spanish
Swedish
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Audience classification
PG
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture trailers
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Spy films
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Thrillers
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Assassination
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Conspiracy
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Espionage
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Assassination
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Conspiracy
Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain
Literature → English literature - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
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DVD; Access Print (Section 1)