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  2. Is 'The Day of the Jackal' a True Story? - AOL

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    The character is fictional, based on Frederick Forsyth's 1971 novel of the same name, but there was really a man nicknamed “the Jackal,” as well. The Day of the Jackal $14.58 at amazon.com

  3. The Day of the Jackal - Wikipedia

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    The Day of the Jackal (1971) is a political thriller novel by English author Frederick Forsyth about a professional assassin who is contracted by the OAS, a French dissident paramilitary organisation, to kill Charles de Gaulle, the President of France.

  4. List of 1970s films based on actual events - Wikipedia

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    The Day of the Jackal (1973) – political thriller film about a professional assassin known only as the "Jackal" who is hired to assassinate French president Charles de Gaulle; the story surrounding the Jackal is fictitious, although the historical background is true [117]

  5. Carlos the Jackal - Wikipedia

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    In The Bourne Identity (1988), which is based on Robert Ludlum's book and stars Richard Chamberlain and Jaclyn Smith, Carlos the Jackal is the movie's main villain. The film Death Has a Bad Reputation (1990), directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark and presented by Frederick Forsyth , stars Elizabeth Hurley and Tony Lo Bianco

  6. The 43 Best New Shows of 2024 - AOL

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    Based on a thrilling true story, ... The Day of the Jackal first existed as a novel in 1971, and then it was a film in 1973, and then it was another film just called The Jackal in 1997 (with Bruce ...

  7. The Jackal (1997 film) - Wikipedia

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    The Jackal is a 1997 American action thriller film directed and produced by Michael Caton-Jones and starring Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, Diane Venora and Sidney Poitier in his final theatrically released film role. It is a loose remake of the 1973 film The Day of the Jackal, which was based on the 1971 novel of the same name by Frederick Forsyth.

  8. The Day of the Jackal: Eddie Redmayne’s Expert Assassin Is ...

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    The 10-episode series is based on the Frederick Forsyth novel, which was adapted twice for the big screen: first for 1973’s The Day of the Jackal, starring Edward Fox, and then more loosely for ...

  9. The Day of the Jackal (film) - Wikipedia

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    The Day of the Jackal is a 1973 political thriller film directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Edward Fox and Michael Lonsdale.Based on the 1971 novel by Frederick Forsyth, the film is about a professional assassin known only as the "Jackal" who is hired to assassinate French president Charles de Gaulle in the summer of 1963.