The Day of the Jackal

"Nameless, faceless... relentlessly moving towards the date with death that would rock the world."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.8/10

51,802 votes

91/100

Fresh

80/100

Metascore

7.5/10

663 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Academy Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Best Film Editing

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Worldwide

$16.1M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$16,056,255

United States

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

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60.5K

Daily Avg

1.0K

7-Day Trend

-5%

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Based On

The Day of the Jackal

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

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Story Setting

Set In

Paris

Themes & Subjects

#organizedcrime

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Jean Tournier

Film Editing

Ralph Kemplen

Music / Score

Georges Delerue

Production Companies

Warwick Films

Distributors

Universal Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Day of the Jackal

Available in 72 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15	Now TV Cinema	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaPG	Foxtel Now, BINGE	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG

United Kingdom15

AustraliaPG

Germany16

FranceU

Spain14

FinlandK-16

HU16

+5 more countries

Production

Director

Fred Zinnemann

Writers

Frederick Forsyth, Kenneth Ross, John Rosenberg

Production Companies

Universal Productions FranceWarwick Film ProductionsJohn Woolf Productions

Cast

Edward Fox

The Jackal

Terence Alexander

Lloyd

Michel Auclair

Colonel Rolland

Alan Badel

the Minister

Tony Britton

Inspector Thomas

No Image

Denis Carey

Casson

Cyril Cusack

Gunsmith

Maurice Denham

General Colbert

Michael Lonsdale

Deputy Commissioner Claude Lebel

Vernon Dobtcheff

Interrogator

Jacques François

Pascal

Olga Georges-Picot

Denise

Tags & Keywords

assassinassassinationfranceparis, francebased on novel or bookpolicehitmantraitorcastlefake identitydisguiseassassination of presidentassassination attemptdenunciation

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