May 16 1973 

THE DAY OF THE JACKAL opens. Dir. Fred Zinnermann. Written by Kenneth Ross, from the novel by Frederick Forsyth. Meticulously crafted, quietly suspenseful '60s-set classic with Edward Fox as professional hitman hired to assassinate French president De Gaulle. Michelle Lonsdale heads up the French Gendarmerie hot on his trail. With Alan Badel, Cyril Cusack and Delphine Seyrig.

 

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