Day Of The Jackal (DVD)

The novel ,The Day of the Jackal , a thriller was published in 1971 by Frederick Forsyth.The story is about a professional assassin who is contracted by the right-wing OAS French terrorist group , to kill Charles de Gaulle, the President of France. The novel had a carefully thought out plot. This fast-paced novel was based in parts on the actual events that occurred in 1960s France. The revolt in 1954, in Algeria and the following events that brought ...
...thriller well acted and directed, Day of the Jackal is a tense and engrossing film with a not so surprising ending. Directed by : Fred Zinnemann Produced by : John Woolf,Julien Derode,David Deutsch Written by : Kenneth Ross Starring : Edward Fox, Michael Lonsdale,Cyril Cusack ,Delphine Seyrig and others Music by: Georges Delerue Cinematography: Jean Tournier Editing by: Ralph Kemplen Distributed by: Universal Pictures Release date(s): ...

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...selling Novel, also named The Day Of The Jackel,and The original film With Edward Fox portrays the book far more realistically, and follows the books story line much more then the Bruce Willis and Richard Gere version of the film called The Jackal. This film is a superbly directed and produced film and Edward Fox plays the character of The Jackal extremely well giving the film amazing quality. I would highly recommend it to everyone and it is a ...
...Edward Fox , Ronald Pickup , Cyril Cusack , Donald Sinden , Eric Porter , Michael Lonsdale , Tony Britton , Timothy West , Derek Jacobi , Delphine Seyrig , Olga Georges-Picot , Jean Sorel. Director:- ======== Fred Zinnemann. other zinnemann films are:-A Man For All Seasons , From Here To Eternity and many more...... Important Info:- ============ Certificate 15 and over, Produced in 1978, Widescreen 1.85:1 Languages:- =========== English ...

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This 1973 movie based on the novel by the excellent Frederick Forsyth is one of the most watchable pieces of cinema in motion picture history. Starring Edward Fox as the would be assassin of France's President De Gaulle the film tracks "The Jackal's" progress towards pulling the trigger as he makes his way through various locations whilst continually changing his identity so to keep at least one step ahead of the pursuing police and investigative ...
...Interwoven into this plot is a certain amount of espionnage and a now somewhat nostalgic look back at what certain places, fashions, cars etc looked like back in the early 1970s as many of the scenes are shot outside on location in busy main streets in major European cities. This is a truly gripping thriller and one of those films that almost makes you feel as if you are standing inside the film itself observing what is going on. The plot, screenplay ...

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