Film record

The Day of the Jackal

1973Feature film145 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States · United Kingdom · France
Languages
English
Genres
drama film · political thriller film

Credits

Cinematography

Jean Tournier — Cinematography

Direction

Fred Zinnemann — Directing

Editing

Ralph Kemplen — Editing

Music

Georges Delerue — Music composition

Cast

Edward Fox — Acting
Michael Lonsdale — Acting
Michel Auclair — Acting
Derek Jacobi — Acting
Jean Martin — Acting
Olga Georges-Picot — Acting
Delphine Seyrig — Acting
Andréa Ferréol — Acting
Cyril Cusack — Acting
Eric Porter — Acting
Donald Sinden — Acting
Ronald Pickup — Acting
Anton Rodgers — Acting
Jean Sorel — Acting
Alan Badel — Acting
Albert Augier — Acting
André Penvern — Acting
Bernard Archard — Acting
Bernard Musson — Acting
Colette Bergé — Acting
Denis Carey — Acting
Edmond Bernard — Acting
Edward Hardwicke — Acting
Féodor Atkine — Acting
François Valorbe — Acting
Gérard Buhr — Acting
Gilberte Géniat — Acting
Howard Vernon — Acting
Jacques Alric — Acting
Jacques François — Acting
Jacques Hilling — Acting
Jean Michaud — Acting
Liliane Rovère — Acting
Madeleine Damien — Acting
Maurice Denham — Acting
Maurice Teynac — Acting
Michel Subor — Acting
Mike Marshall — Acting
Nicolas Vogel — Acting
Nicole Desailly — Acting
Philippe Léotard — Acting
Raoul Curet — Acting
Raymond Gérôme — Acting
Robert Favart — Acting
Robert Le Béal — Acting
Roger Lumont — Acting
Terence Alexander — Acting
Timothy West — Acting
Tony Britton — Acting
Van Doude — Acting
Vernon Dobtcheff — Acting
Yvonne Dany — Acting
Jean Champion — Acting
Pierre Risch — Acting
David Swift — Acting

Production

John and James Woolf — Production

Writing

Kenneth Ross — Screenwriting
Documented participation

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Releases by territory

France · Original release
16 May 1973Checked 15 Sep 2026
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