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The Jackal: Directed by Michael Caton-Jones. With Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, Sidney Poitier, Diane Venora. An imprisoned I.R.A. fighter is freed to help stop a brutal, seemingly "faceless" assassin from completing his next job.
The Day of the Jackal: Directed by Fred Zinnemann. With Edward Fox, Terence Alexander, Michel Auclair, Alan Badel. In the aftermath of France allowing Algeria's independence, a group of resentful military veterans hire a professional assassin codenamed "Jackal" to kill President Charles de Gaulle.
The Jackal (1997) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The Jackal comes face to face with Mulqueen, who's gunless, and tries to kill him but Mulqueen is saved by Koslova who distracts The Jackal long enough for Mulqueen to dive underwater. The Jackal is able to escape with his weapon and his mini van.
FBI deputy director Preston discovers that the Jackal has been contracted out he contacts one of the few men who can identify him - IRA gunman Declan Mulqueen. With the Jackal moving freely within the US it is a race against time to find and stop him before he reaches his target.
The Day of the Jackal (1973) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The Day of the Jackal: With Úrsula Corberó, Eddie Redmayne, Lashana Lynch, Ben Hall. A manhunt takes place for a dangerous elusive assassin known only as the Jackal.
The Jackal aims, takes his shot... and misses because De Gaulle suddenly bends his head to kiss a Resistance soldier on the cheeks, as is French custom. The Jackal reloads his gun for a second shot, but then Lebel and the gendarme burst in on him.
The Jackal. Edit. Star. Written by Bobby Gillespie (as B. Gillespie), Robert Young (as R. Young), Martin Duffy (as M. Duffy), Andrew Innes (as A. Innes) Performed by Primal Scream. Courtesy of Creation Records Ltd./Sony Independent Network Europe/Reprise Records. By Arrangement with Warner Special Products.
Frederick Forsyth, who wrote the novel "The Day of the Jackal", insisted his name be taken off the credits of this film, which is why it is billed as "based on the screenplay". After the filming of this movie, Bruce Willis and Richard Gere reportedly vowed to never work with each other again.
