Aside from a few changes, this adaptation is very faithful to the book, and it's just as exciting as the book. Director Fred Zinnermann has done a masterful job at adapting Frederick Forsyth's masterwork of pulse pounding thrills. This film is highly suspenseful from the first jaw dropping five minutes of the film to the exhilarating climax, this film is a smartly crafted film that has an outstanding cast. Not many films have succeeded in offering something this thrilling, and this film remains in a league of it's own as one of the greatest Thriller films ever made. The Day Of The Jackal is a solidly paced Thriller. Despite this, He was phenomenal in this film, and he is an underrated talent. He's only played in a handful of films since. This film should have further'd Fox's career. Edward Fox delivers something so unique on screen that every time he's on screen, he almost believe he's a cold blooded killer. After a failed coup, the OAS hire the help of an English Assassin to carry out de Gaulle's demise. The OAS seek to assassinate French President Charles de Gaulle due to the fact that he decided to give Algeria it's independence.

But this movie stands in a class by itself.

I could easily compare this to the Bourne Movies. It's an ultimate Thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat. A film surrounding a plot to assassinate French President Charles de Gaulle.

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