The Day of the Jackal (1973)

1001 Movies ... my own version (1970's) (88 movies items)

" Notes: I wasn’t disappointed, in fact, I was really blown away by the whole thing. Indeed, what a suspense ! I think it is quite shame that this flick seems to be pretty much forgotten nowadays since it is actually, in my opinion, easily one of the best movies I have seen in this genre. Indeed, this movie was just so raw, so realistic, I really enjoyed how the whole thing almost looked like a documentary and it was seriously spellbinding to behold. What I most dislike in modern thrillers, is"

1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe (887 movies items)

" Notes: I wasn’t disappointed, in fact, I was really blown away by the whole thing. Indeed, what a suspense ! I think it is quite shame that this flick seems to be pretty much forgotten nowadays since it is actually, in my opinion, easily one of the best movies I have seen in this genre. Indeed, this movie was just so raw, so realistic, I really enjoyed how the whole thing almost looked like a documentary and it was seriously spellbinding to behold. What I most dislike in modern thrillers, is"

Snipers (27 movies items)

" (1973) Edward Fox as The Jackal"

Watched in 2018 (301 movies items)

"My Rating:6/10 "

Dark Warrior's Top 150 Movie's Of All Time (154 movies items)

" my rating : 3.0 for magnificent "

Movies of Sound Era Without Musical Score (28 movies items)

" The film features no soundtrack music after the first five minutes other than diegetic background music from marching bands, street musicians and radios. Fred Zinnemann deliberately refused to use it on the grounds that soundtrack distracts the movement and tension generated."