The plot of The Day of The Jackal might sound far-fetched, and for the most part it really is escapist fun. However, the original 1973 film was based on the 1971 political thriller novel by author ...

English author Frederick Forsyth's 1971 political thriller The Day of the Jackal earned him literary success and was adapted into a 1973 film starring Edward Fox.

The political thriller series inspired by Dreferick Forsyth's novel and the 1973 film, The Day of the Jackal (2024) received amazing reviews from IMDb.

The Jackal is hired to eliminate a prominent billionaire, not unlike the real ones all over the news and media. However, this one is promising change, even as he's sequestered in his compound far ...

His Jackal is a precision instrument, with no word, movement or number wasted. ... His real name may be Peter, but that's hardly relevant. Just as James is 007, he's the Jackal.

Fast forward some years and The Day of the Jackal, which launches tomorrow on Sky and Peacock on November 14, stars Oscar-winner Eddie Redmayne and No Time to Die star Lashana Lynch as the ...

“Jackal” jettisons the novel’s early ’60s period setting and, along with it, the Jackal’s borrowed-from-real-life target, French President Charles de Gaulle, ...

Notorious terrorist Carlos the Jackal — real name: Ilich Ramirez Sanchez — is in a French court Monday, facing charges related to a deadly attack on a shopping center more than 40 years ago.

Fred Zinnemann’s 1973 film thriller based on a Frederick Forsyth novel blends the story of a contract killer with the facts of a real terrorist conspiracy against French President Charles de Gaulle.