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Description: Theatrical Release: 1973 / Director: Fred Zinnemann / Actors: Edward Fox, Terence Alexander ... / Features of the DVD: ... more
The Day of the Jackal (DVD) ... Anamorphic, Full Screen, PAL / With its high-intensity plot about an attempt to assassinate French President Charles de Gaulle, the bestselling novel by Frederick Forsyth was a prime candidate for screen adaptation. Director Fred Zinnemann brought his veteran skills to bear on what has become a timeless classic of screen suspense. Not to be confused with the later remake The Jackal starring Bruce Willis (which shamelessly embraced all the bombast that Zinnemann so wisely avoided), this 1973 thriller opts for lethal elegance and low-key tenacity in the form of the Jackal, the suave assassin played with consummate British coolness by Edward Fox. He's a killer of the highest order, a master of disguise and international elusiveness, and this riveting film follows his path to de Gaulle with an intense, straightforward documentary style. Perhaps one of the last great films from a bygone age of pure, down-to-basics suspense (and a kind of debonair European alternative to the American grittiness of The French Connection), The Day of the Jackal is a cat-and-mouse thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat until its brilliantly executed final scene (pardon the pun), by which time Fox has achieved cinematic immortality as one of the screen's most memorable killers. --Jeff Shannon

Newest Review: ... locations whilst continually changing his identity so to keep at least one step ahead of the pursuing police and ... more

 ... investigative authorities who are not so hot on his trail. Interwoven into this plot is a certain amount of espionnage and a now somewhat nostalgic look back at what certain places, fashions, cars etc looked like back in the early 1970s as many of the scenes are shot outside on location in busy main streets in major European cities. This is a truly gripping thriller and one of those films that almost makes you feel as if you are standing inside the film itself observing what is going on. The plot, screenplay and acting are t...more

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The Day of the Jackal (DVD): Jackal and Hide (459 words)
by - written on 19/03/01
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When I ruminate over my fate of having the Four Seasons Mall on my head,I often come to the conclusion that my grisly fate was sealed due to my lack of careful planning. A good source of tactical data for would be hitmen can be found in this 1973 classic based on the novel by Frederick Forsyth.Set during the turbulent 1970's in France we find the local terrorists doing a poor job on the assassination front.Despite the worst of intentions they can't quite pull off the big hit that might just unseat the unpopular Government.Running low on men they decide to channel their remaining resources into hiring the best,an enigmatic Englishman code named the ...

Jacko_Kink
Premium Review An excellent film. (134 words)
by Jacko_Kink - written on 15/10/00 (Very useful, 48 readings)
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I have seen "The Day of the Jackal" a few times now, and have to say that I found it to be excellent. Previously, I had read the book by Frederick Forsythe, and unlike some films, it hasn't lost any of the quality of the book. It is fascinating to see how the Jacal obtains his forged papers and the like, and to see the cold- hearted way in which he kills anyone who stands in his way. It is also interesting the way he goes to the forest with the melon to test out his gun and the way he plans and calculates so precicsly how to execute the killing. This film is a brilliant adaptation of a thriller novel which carries on the painstaking detail that is in the book. ...

kiran8
Premium Review The Day of the Jackal (DVD): An engrossing political thriller (688 words)
by kiran8 - written on 22/10/08 (Very useful, 155 readings)
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The novel ,The Day of the Jackal , a thriller was published in 1971 by Frederick Forsyth.The story is about a professional assassin who is contracted by the right-wing OAS French terrorist group , to kill Charles de Gaulle, the President of France. The novel had a carefully thought out plot. This fast-paced novel was based in part on the actual events that occurred in 1960s France. The revolt in 1954 Algeria that brought Charles De Gaulle to power in 1958.Elements in France and Algeria blamed De Gaulle for this political decision. They formed the Secret Army Organization (OAS), and decided to remove De Gaulle from power.. The swift moving plot, ...

 
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