The Day of the Jackal (1973)

5:35 PM to 8:10 PM
Monday 16 September
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The Day of the Jackal

A group of conspirators contracts the Jackal, a professional hitman, to assassinate President Charles de Gaulle of France. The killer starts to put his painstaking plans into action, creating a new identity, establishing his alibi and commissioning a custom-made weapon, while out-foxing the French police at every turn. Fred Zinnemann's adaptation of Frederick's Forsyth thriller, with Edward Fox, Michael Lonsdale, Alan Badel, Tony Britton and Cyril Cusack

The Day of the Jackal airs on Sky Cinema Greats HD at 5:35 PM, Monday 16 September. (Subtitles, violent scenes, rating with pin.)
Certificate
15
Topics
Movie ➝ Drama
Literary Adaptation
Thriller
Edward Fox
Actor
Alan Badel
Actor
Tony Britton
Actor