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Frederick Forsyth's The Day of the Jackal

BBC One
on BBC One London

Starring Edward Fox as 'The Jackal'

1963: the hard-line French Secret Army Organisation hire a top professional killer to assassinate Charles de Gaulle. Code-named 'The Jackal', the unassuming Englishman begins to lay his intricate plans.
Films: page 22
(Ceefax subtitles)

Contributors

Producer:
David Deutsch
Producer:
Julien Derode
Director:
Fred Zinnemann
'The Jackal':
Edward Fox
Minister:
Alan Badel
Inspector Thomas:
Tony Britton
President:
Adrien Cayla Legrand
Gunsmith:
Cyril Cusack
Mallinson:
Donald Sinden
Caron:
Derek Jacobi
Lebel:
Michel Lonsdale
Colonel Rodin:
Eric Porter
Source: Radio Times

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