The Day of the Jackal(1973)
Nameless, faceless... relentlessly moving towards the date with death that would rock the world.
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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The Jackal
Lloyd
Colonel Rolland
the Minister
Inspector Thomas
Gunsmith
General Colbert
Deputy Commissioner Claude Lebel
Interrogator
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