The Day
 of the
 Jackal

(1973)
 Directed by Fred Zinnemann 
Writing credits Frederick Forsyth (novel), Kenneth Ross 

Plot Summary: It is the early 60s in France. The remaining survivors of the aborted French Foreign Legion have made repeated attempts to kill DeGaulle. The result is that he is the most closely guarded man in the world. As a desperate act, they hire The Jackal, the code name for a hired killer who agrees to kill French President De Gaulle for half a million dollars. We watch his preparations which are so thorough we wonder how he could possibly fail even as we watch the French police attempt to pick up his trail. The situation is historically accurate. There were many such attempts and the film closely follows the plot of the book...from IMDB

with...
Edward Fox:  The Jackal 
Terence Alexander:  Lloyd 
Michel Auclair:  Colonel Rolland 
Alan Badel:  The Minister 
Tony Britton:  Inspector Thomas 
Denis Carey:  Casson 
Adrien Cayla-Legrand:  The President (De Gaulle) 
Cyril Cusack:  The Gunsmith 
Maurice Denham:  General Colbert 
Vernon Dobtcheff:  The Interrogator 
Jacques François:  Pascal 
Olga Georges-Picot:  Denise 
Raymond Gérôme:  Flavigny 
Barrie Ingham:  St. Clair 
Derek Jacobi:  Caron

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