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The Day of the Jackal (#74)

For Screen and Country

English - June 22, 2020 03:01 - 1 hour - ★★ - 1 rating
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Take aim as Brendan and Jason talk all about the meticulous attempted assassination of Charles de Gaulle in the sniper thriller The Day of the Jackal. Could this film have influenced All the President's Men in some way as a procedural thriller? What difficulties did the production experience shooting the massive parade finale? Could Fred Zinnemann have had a more haunting and traumatizing childhood? Plus - Edward Fox gets nominated for nothing! What!? The guys also roll the dice to find out what they'll be watching next week. Join us, won't you? Full List: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BFI_Top_100_British_films Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forscreenandcountry Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bfi_pod Our logo was designed by the wonderful Mariah Lirette (https://www.instagram.com/mariahhx) The Day of the Jackal stars Edward Fox, Michael Lonsdale, Derek Jacobi, Delphine Seyrig, Alan Badel and Cyril Cusack; directed by Fred Zinnemann.

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USA: Starz
Canada: available to rent on Amazon, Microsoft and YouTube
UK: available to rent everywhere
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Take aim as Brendan and Jason talk all about the meticulous attempted assassination of Charles de Gaulle in the sniper thriller The Day of the Jackal. Could this film have influenced All the President's Men in some way as a procedural thriller? What difficulties did the production experience shooting the massive parade finale? Could Fred Zinnemann have had a more haunting and traumatizing childhood? Plus - Edward Fox gets nominated for nothing! What!? The guys also roll the dice to find out what they'll be watching next week. Join us, won't you? Full List: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BFI_Top_100_British_films Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forscreenandcountry Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bfi_pod Our logo was designed by the wonderful Mariah Lirette (https://www.instagram.com/mariahhx) The Day of the Jackal stars Edward Fox, Michael Lonsdale, Derek Jacobi, Delphine Seyrig, Alan Badel and Cyril Cusack; directed by Fred Zinnemann.



Is It Streaming?

USA: Starz

Canada: available to rent on Amazon, Microsoft and YouTube

UK: available to rent everywhere

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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