The Day of the Jackal (1973)

The day of the Jackal
This video is excellent! It is as close as possible to the book,without it going over 4 hrs in length.Keeps you at the edge of your seat,wondering if the Jackal will forfill his contract or take the money and run!Outstanding!

One of the great detective movies.
Because Frederick Forsyth does so much research for his books, The Day of the Jackal doesn't dip into fantasy; it gives us an accurate look at a part of French history that many people know nothing about. The movie is quite faithful to the novel, the acting is excellent, if a little low-key in places, and the tension builds nicely as the police close in on the would-be assassin via some solid and sometimes brilliant detective work. A movie worth seeing, one of my favourites but, unfortunately, not very well-known to most people.

Great Movie... too bad...
This is a great movie... From the opening newsreel type shots of France and Algiers to the dual stories of the planning of the assassination attempt and the attempt to thwart it, this film delivers a thrilling exxperience. Too bad that it wasn't formatted anamorphically to be shown on a widescreen TV.... as it is, you must watch it in 4:3 aspect mode to see it as it was meant to be seen. For this reason I would recommend that anyone interested in seeing this movie, rent it instead of purchasing the DVD. I hope that someone re-releases this DVD in an anamorphic format at some point in the near future.