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description: an OAS faction hires a professional assassin to kill charles de gaulle. fred zinnemann follows the jackal as he forges identities and builds a concealed rifle while detective claude lebel works backward from the plot.
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title: The Day of the Jackal
watched: '2025-10-15'
year: 1973
created: '2024-02-07'
published: '2024-02-07'
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The 2024 television adaptation stars Eddie Redmayne.