The Day of the Jackal

The Day of the Jackal

  • Director: Fred Zinnemann
  • Writer: Frederick Forsyth,Kenneth Ross
  • Countries of origin: United Kingdom, France
  • Language: English, Italian, French
  • Release date: July 30, 1973
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Der Schakal
  • "The Day of the Jackal" is a crime film directed by Fred Zinnemann, starring Edward Fox and Terence Alexander. 
    The film tells the story of a British professional assassin who was hired to assassinate French President Charles de Gaulle.

    Details

    • Release date July 30, 1973
    • Filming locations La Bastide de Tourtour, Tourtour, Var, France
    • Production companies John Woolf Productions, Warwick Film Productions, Universal Productions France

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $16,056,255

    Movie reviews

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    • By Dedrick 2022-12-17 01:35:03

      Late unfinished, always feel hacked behavior, malicious motives

      2017.02.18 When I
      saw the Wolf of Wall Street last time, I thought of evaluating the novel "Days of the Jackal": What I saw was the mind, skill, ability, and perseverance, which made people hope that he could succeed. However, this movie has no such expectation. It is extremely vicious and has no lower limit. It traps noble ladies and makes PY transactions in order to hide. It's okay to kill the resident aunt. Since the legs are fine, there is no problem in quietly coming home! Although I d

    • By Daphney 2022-12-06 20:42:50

      If Mr. Jackal in the 1960s came to this day

      1. As a hidden professional killer, it is extremely difficult to forge identity documents. Only national intelligence agencies have the ability to forge unhindered "false real passports" for their operatives-for example, in 2010, Israeli agents entered Dubai with "legal" passports to assassinate senior Hamas officials.

      2. Stealing other people's passports was based on Our own methods are not reliable. In the case of the Internet, the stolen passport will be reported as lost or...

    • By Consuelo 2022-11-30 10:45:13

      "The Days of the Jackal" movie script

      "Days of the Jackal" movie

      text/[英]K·Ross
      translation/Chen Duchen

      1.
      A yellow French cross (a symbolic mark of the Charles de Gaulle school) appears on the upper left of the black background of the prologue , and fades out.
      Commentary: August 1962 was when France was facing a serious crisis. President de Gaulle recognized Algeria's independence, and many people believe that this is an act of betrayal of the motherland. Almost all these radicals are soldiers....

    • By Darius 2022-11-08 07:59:23

      Life and death

      In 1962, President de Gaulle recognized the independence of Algeria, the former French colony. Many people regarded this as a betrayal of France. Some radical soldiers therefore vowed to kill de Gaulle. On June 15th of the following year, Colonel Mark Rodin and others of the French secret army organization exiled abroad planned in a hotel in Vienna and decided to hire a British professional assassin to complete this task. The Englishman offered a price of half a million dollars. The amount...

    • By Beaulah 2022-09-10 15:41:34

      I feel mocking the French

      1. At the beginning, the French chose to do it themselves. Several submachine guns burst together, and the leader was unscathed. According to the explanation of the voice-over, it belongs to God's favor, but the truth is that the killer is too stupid.
      2. Apparently French extremists also realized their shortcomings, so they began to contact their World War II allies. But the British killer lion opened his mouth and embarrassed them. Millions of dollars, but half of the advance payment. The...

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    • By Makayla 2023-09-25 14:46:43

      Three and a half. At the end of the film, the director said, since Jackal is not Cha, then who is he? He is a gentleman killer who is calm and careful and never backs down. The last 20 minutes of the film didn't have a few lines, but it pushed the battle of wits and courage in the previous two hours to a climax. The appearance of the disabled soldier made me feel refreshed. It's just, good luck makes people...

    • By Roman 2023-09-23 11:48:27

      The picture of the male protagonist being completely naked after killing his good-hearted female lover is beautiful. The director showed the killer's charisma and mind to the fullest, and the final result was only a little bit of success, which can be said to be entirely a matter of luck. Conversely, success is often due to low fault tolerance. The male protagonist killed 3 passers-by who forged a false certificate. Ruthless. In order to arrest people, the deputy director in charge of the...

    • By Freda 2023-09-14 03:34:00

      Compared with ordinary movies, which know the beginning and do not know the end, this movie clearly defines the beginning and end at the beginning, and focuses on the tension of the process. The classic symbol "time" in the film is not only a reminder of the process, but also an urgent warning sign, rhythm. It is very emotional, but compared to the coolness of the killer, the French police's mysterious and completely untrustworthy tracing process seems very weak and spoils the taste. It can...

    • By Dayana 2023-09-11 12:15:40

      Bravo. A battle of wits from start to finish. Don't bring strangers into your home. A portion of the footage was found to have been shot near Montparnasse. I lived nearby before going to Paris. I said why so...

    • By Benedict 2023-09-11 05:06:55

      It's so fun to watch a crime movie with such an amount of...

    Movie quotes

    • Lebel: [interrogating hotel staff] But you did say that Madame de Montpelier's bed was slept in by two people?

      Hotel Maid: Yes sir, definitely. You can always tell.

    • [first lines]

      Commentator: August 1962 was a stormy time for France. Many people felt that President Charles de Gaulle had betrayed the country by giving independence to Algeria. Extremists, mostly from the Army, swore to kill him in revenge. They banded together in an underground movement, and called themselves the OAS.

    • The Jackal: How many know about this?

      Col. Rodin: Just the four of us.

      The Jackal: Let's keep it that way. This job depends on absolute secrecy. No notes must be kept. If any one of you is captured, I shall feel free to call it off. I suggest you go somewhere secure and remain there under guard until the job is done. Agreed?

      Col. Rodin: Agreed.

      The Jackal: [writes on a piece of paper] The planning will be mine. Here is the account number of my bank in Switzerland. When I've received confirmation that the first $250,000 has been deposited, I'll move, provided I'm ready. But I shall not be hurried or interfered with in any way.

      Col. Rodin: [passes the paper to Montclair] Agreed.

      The Jackal: All I shall want from you is a number that I can ring in Paris for information about De Gaulle's schedule and security arrangements.

      Montclair: I'd like to know where you expect us to find half a million dollars so quickly.

      The Jackal: Use your network to rob some banks.