Title The day of the jackal / Universal ; Fred Zinnemann's film ; a John Woolf production ; directed by Fred Zinnemann ; produced by John Woolf ; screenplay Kenneth Ross.

Publication Info.	Universal City, CA : Universal, [1998]
	©1998

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Description	1 videodisc (143 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
System Details	DVD (2-channel mono).
Cast	Edward Fox (The Jackal),Terence Alexander (Lloyd), Michel Lonsdale (Claude Lebel), Alan Badel (The Minister), Tony Britton (Inspector Thomas), Eric Porter (Col. Rodin), Jean Martin (Wolenski), Cyril Cusack (Gunsmith).
Credits	Photographer, Jean Tournier ; editor, Ralph Kemplen ; music, Georges Delerue.
Note	Originally released as a motion picture in 1973.
	Letterboxed (aspect ratio 1.85:1).
	From the book by Frederick Forsyth.
Summary	Story of a cold, suave British assassin hired by the French OAS to kill General Charles de Gaulle. Nameless and faceless, the killer, known by the code name of Jackal, relentlessly moves toward the date with death that would rock the world. The tension mounts as the methodical preparations of the Jackal are paralleled with the efforts of the police to uncover the plot, which gives the story non-stop, edge-of-your-seat suspense.
Audience	MPAA rating: PG.
Note	Special features include production notes and theatrical trailer.
Language	In English with optional subtitles in French and Spanish ; closed-captioned in English.
Note	GMD: videorecording.
Subject	Forsyth, Frederick, 1938- -- Film adaptations.
	Gaulle, Charles de, 1890-1970 -- Assassination attempts -- Drama.
	Assassins -- France -- Drama.
	Attempted assassination -- Drama.
Genre/Form	Feature films.
	Feature films -- Great Britain.
	Foreign films.
Added Author	Zinnemann, Fred, 1907-1997. Director.
	Woolf, John, Sir, 1913-1999. Producer.
	Ross, Kenneth, 1941- Screenwriter.
	Fox, Edward, 1937- Actor.
	Alexander, Terence, 1923-2009.
	Lonsdale, Michaël, 1931-2020. Actor.
	Badel, Alan. Actor.
	Britton, Tony. Actor.
	Porter, Eric, 1928-1995. Actor.
	Martin, Jean, 1922-2009. Actor.
	Cusack, Cyril, 1910-1993. Actor.
	Delerue, Georges, 1925-1992. Composer.
	Forsyth, Frederick, 1938- Day of the Jackal.
	Universal Pictures (Firm)
	Universal Studios Home Video (Firm)
ISBN	0783226853
	9780783226859
Standard No.	025192026126
Music No.	20261 Universal

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