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

1973

2h 23m

7.5(625 votes)

Action

Thriller

Overview

An international assassin known as ‘The Jackal’ is employed by disgruntled French generals to kill President Charles de Gaulle, with a dedicated gendarme on the assassin’s trail.

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65 members

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Edward Fox

The Jackal

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Terence Alexander

Lloyd

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Michel Auclair

Colonel Rolland

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Alan Badel

the Minister

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Tony Britton

Inspector Thomas

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Denis Carey

Casson

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Cyril Cusack

Gunsmith

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Maurice Denham

General Colbert

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Michael Lonsdale

Deputy Commissioner Claude Lebel

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Vernon Dobtcheff

Interrogator

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Jacques François

Pascal

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Olga Georges-Picot

Denise

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Raymond Gérôme

Flavigny

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Barrie Ingham

St. Clair

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Delphine Seyrig

Colette de Montpellier

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Derek Jacobi

Inspector Caron

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Jean Martin

Victor Wolenski

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Ronald Pickup

The Forger

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Eric Porter

Colonel Rodin

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Anton Rodgers

Jules Bernard

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Adrien Cayla-Legrand

Charles de Gaulle

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Donald Sinden

Mallinson

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Jean Sorel

Jean Bastien-Thiry

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David Swift

Montclair

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Timothy West

Commissioner Berthier

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Bernard Archard

Detective Hughes

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Jacques Alric

French Detective

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Colette Bergé

Lebel's Wife

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Edmond Bernard

Colonel Rolland's Assistant

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Gérard Buhr

Gendarme on Telephone

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Philippe Léotard

Gendarme

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Maurice Teynac

Bastien-Thiery's Lawyer

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Van Doude

Military Officer

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Nicolas Vogel

OAS Agent

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Féodor Atkine

Young OAS Gunfighter

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Albert Augier

Policeman in Hotel

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Madeleine Barbulée

Hotel Guest

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Jacques Brunet

OAS Terrorist in Car

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Raoul Curet

Hotel Waiter

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Madeleine Damien

Ernestine

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Yvonne Dany

Turkish Bath Desk Clerk

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Nicole Desailly

Yvonne De Gaulle

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Max Faulkner

Special Branch Detective

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Robert Favart

Minister

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Andréa Ferréol

Hotel Staff

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Gilberte Géniat

Paris Apartment Concierge

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Edward Hardwicke

Charles Harold Calthrop

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Jacques Hilling

Hotel Desk Clerk

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David Kernan

Per Lundquist

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Robert Le Béal

Secretary at Elysée Palace

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Roger Lumont

Passport Control Officer

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Mike Marshall

Gendarme at Tulle

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Max Melloy

Parliamentary Usher

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Jean Michaud

Cabinet Member

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Bernard Musson

Usher at Elysée Palace

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André Penvern

Policeman at Tulle Station

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Pierre Risch

Michel, Colette's Gardener

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Liliane Rovère

Hotel Chambermaid

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Bernard Spiegel

Groom

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Jacqueline Stanbury

Hair Dye Clerk

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Guy Standeven

Police Constable

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Michel Subor

OAS Terrorist in Car

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François Valorbe

Valmy, OAS Contract

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Howard Vernon

Cabinet Member

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Nicholas Young

Passport Officer

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