Directed by Fred Zinnemann ( High Noon , From Here to Eternity ), the film feels like a documentary. The weapons are real (the Jackal uses a custom-made, disassemblable rifle), the police work is tedious, and the mistakes are human. This realism was revolutionary in 1973 and remains influential.
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Edward Fox plays the Jackal with a terrifying, polite calmness. He is a craftsman at work. Directed by Fred Zinnemann ( High Noon ,
: Following the independence of Algeria, a group of disgruntled French veterans (the OAS ) hires an anonymous British assassin, codenamed "The Jackal," to eliminate President de Gaulle. : Following the independence of Algeria, a group