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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.
Events
August 22nd , 1962,
March 11th , 1963, Bastien-Thiry is executed for his part in the assassination attempt
August 25th , 1963, the Jackal attempts to assassinate General Charles de Gaulle
Directed by Fred Zinnemann
Starring Edward Fox, Terence Alexander, Michel Auclair, Alan Badel