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The Day of the JackalFollow

1973 • PG • 2h 23m • Crime, Drama, Thriller • Universal Pictures

Nameless, faceless... relentlessly moving towards the date with death that would rock the world.

🍅 91% 88% MC 80 IMDb 7.8

Box office summary

Domestic total
$16.06M
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Cast & crew

Directed byFred Zinnemann ScreenplayKenneth Ross Produced byJohn Woolf CinematographyJean Tournier MusicGeorges Delerue StarringEdward Fox, Terence Alexander, Michel Auclair, Alan Badel, Tony Britton, Denis Carey StudioUniversal Pictures

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