The Day of the Jackal is a meticulously constructed thriller with surprising irreverence and taut direction.
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Fred Zinnemann
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Edward Fox
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Movie Info
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Director -
Fred Zinnemann -
Producer -
John Woolf , David Deutsch , Julian Derode -
Screenwriter -
Frederick Forsyth , Kenneth Ross -
Distributor -
Universal Pictures -
Production Co -
Universal/Universal Int -
Rating -
PG -
Genre -
Mystery & Thriller , Crime , Drama -
Original Language -
British English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jul 30, 1973, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Sep 11, 2015 -
Runtime -
2h 21m