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The Day of the Jackal
1973
· Movie
· 143 min
A
MEANRANK
80/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #596
- IMDb #623
- Google retired #823
- Rotten Tomatoes #625
- Metacritic #842
- Letterboxd #770
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #953
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #828
- Metacritic Audience #1471
- Criticker #281
- Kinopoisk #821
- AlloCiné #786
- Trakt #1112
Every rating
69–92
out of 100
An international assassin known as ‘The Jackal’ is employed by disgruntled French generals to kill President Charles de Gaulle, with a dedicated gendarme on the assassin’s trail.
Details
- Director
- Fred Zinnemann
- Writer
- Kenneth Ross
- Based on
- The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth
- Released
- 16 May 1973
- Country
- France, United Kingdom
- Language
- English, Italian, French
- Runtime
- 143 min
- Rated
- PG
- Box office
- $16.1M
- Awards
- 1 win, 11 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 12 →1 major award won · 1 win from 12 nominations across 4 ceremonies
| BAFTA Awards, 1974 1974 | Best Film Editing | Ralph Kemplen | Winner |
| Academy Awards, 1974 1974 | Best Film Editing | Ralph Kemplen | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards, 1974 1974 | Best Film | The Day of the Jackal | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards, 1974 1974 | Best Direction | Fred Zinnemann | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards, 1974 1974 | Best Screenplay | Kenneth Ross | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards, 1974 1974 | Best Sound Track | Nicholas Stevenson, Bob Allen | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards, 1974 1974 | Best Supporting Actor | Michael Lonsdale | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards, 1974 1974 | Best Supporting Actress | Delphine Seyrig | Nominee |
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BAFTA Awards, 1974
7 nominations, 1 won
| Best Film Editing | Ralph Kemplen | Winner |
| Best Direction | Fred Zinnemann | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Day of the Jackal | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Kenneth Ross | Nominee |
| Best Sound Track | Nicholas Stevenson, Bob Allen | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Michael Lonsdale | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Delphine Seyrig | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards, 1974
3 nominations
| Best Director | Fred Zinnemann | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture, Drama | The Day of the Jackal | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Kenneth Ross | Nominee |
Academy Awards, 1974
1 nomination
| Best Film Editing | Ralph Kemplen | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors Awards, 1974
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | Ralph Kemplen | Nominee |