The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Directed by Fred Zinnemann · 143 min · Action, Thriller
53.2 TOPICAL score · #1,705 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The Day of the Jackal (1973, directed by Fred Zinnemann) has a TOPICAL score of 53.2 - ranked 1,705 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on audience and critics, and lowest on cast. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 91% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 80. Audiences: TMDB 7.5/10 (718 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 43 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics91% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 80
- AudienceTMDB 7.5/10 (718 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 43 languages
- Still read50,407 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Edward Fox (actor #551), Terence Alexander, Michel Auclair, Alan Badel