Professional Killer Makes A Secret Rifle To Quietly Kill The President !!

A French paramilitary group disgusted with President's decision to free a country plans his assassination.

[@jamescpotter]

This movie is a masterpiece! There was an attempt to recreate this story years later on the big screen and it SUCKED! The 1973 production had superior writing, brilliant directing, and a stellar cast. A+ production.

[@pranksterguy1]

100% correct!

[@frederickletterblair]

Yes, it's very subtle but still tense. Superb directing.

[@Cbcw76]

The only scene that I found interested in the Willis version was the poisoned rear-door latch while the van was being repainted. And even that, the dying actor hammed it up a bit too much - or did the director hold the camera on him too long (YES!). And Richard Gere's accent... good grief. It wasn't as bad as Anthony Perkins' in the powerful 1959 ON THE BEACH... Perkins' accent was truly the worst-ever. So needlessly, too.

[@tim10243]

This version was so much better than the remake with Bruce Willis!

[@alanrogs3990]

It's total crap.

[@NetworkGulf]

No match to this movie

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

Same as almost all American remakes it's completely overdone - too many too big guns, too fast-paced and over-acted.

[@alanrogs3990]

@@einundsiebenziger5488 Yep

[@AirplaneSpitfire]

This movie is great, but you should read a book 📖

[@mjcruiser4238]

I was in the Air Force stationed in France in this period (totally oblivious to all of the Algerian events). One night four of us were in Paris driving around and we accidentally passed de Gaulle’s residence twice. We were stopped by some military guy who sticks his face along with his automatic weapon into our vehicle and tells us in broken English “do not drive past this house a third time”!

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

We were stopped by a guy who stuck* his face (...) and told* us ...

[@marksivan5679]

acckttuuaaawllyy ☝️🤓​@@einundsiebenziger5488

[@LordOfLight]

@@einundsiebenziger5488 He's speaking colloquial English.

[@jamallabarge2665]

Glad that you were not arrested and taken for "inquisition". De Gaulle deployed not only French Intelligence but contractors to work at breaking the OAS. They included Vietnamese skilled in interrogation. You would have remembered their methods of interrogation.

[@mjcruiser4238]

Fortunately he accepted our U.S. military ID

[@MrCHAIRMANOFTHEBORED]

The Day of the Jackal is a great movie 👍

[@harrycook7095]

One of the very few movies that was a good as the book

[@alexandradane3672]

An excellent movie , so well written and made . All educated know that the French President was not assassinated and yet the movie still maintains the suspense . And the magnificent performance of Edward Fox !

[@jimo5564]

Definitely in my my top 5. The book is outstanding as well.

[@vucubcaxis]

This is a gem, a master piece. Definetly on my top 10.

[@romanclay1913]

The book and the film are absolutely superb. If you read the first 20 pages of the novel or watch the first 20 minutes of the film, you'll be hooked.

[@williamarthur4801]

Michel Lonsdale was superb as lebel, and I loved the way once he's done all the hard work it's taken out of his hands, so very true to like in so many cases.

[@Freeflow32]

SPOILER AHEAD: Anyone else disappointed the jackel missed?

[@Dixie_Recht]

Yeah and he murdered three other people. Terrible!

[@littlepigboy]

Hahahahaha

[@xliteb8789]

No I’m not disappointed and that’s that

[@niravbhanot7422]

He didnt miss it but the author made him to miss it 😂

[@stephenbachman132]

Yeah all that work. An he fell short.

[@leedaniels1468]

So good even national security departments have studied it.

[@petermostyneccleston2884]

I have both seen the film, and read the book. The book goes into a lot of detail, about how each member of the OAS was connected to the organisation. After reading the book, I was glad that the Jackal was unsuccessful, as it shows him as a nasty piece of work. The fact that both the book, and film, are based on true events, is something powerful as well.

[@FunnyHaHa420]

I have a leather-bound version from B&N. It has a nice schematic of the rifle on the end boards.

[@gezgin202]

What's the name of book

[@petermostyneccleston2884]

@@gezgin202 The Day Of The Jackel.

[@stuart5811]

well if you a know a little contemporary history we know from the beginning the jackal will not succeed, but we are still cheering for him

[@ollietsb1704]

A great adaptation of the book, as well, which had a more in-depth view of the Algerian Colonial effects inside post-war France.

[@joset.garcia8714]

What’s the book called and this movie?

[@synchc]

@@joset.garcia8714The Day of the Jackal, Frederick Forsyth. Forsyth's pretty good, a better book and film adaptation of his is The Fourth Protocol starring Michael Caine and Pierce Brosnan. Brosnan, playing the antagonist which undoubtedly won him his Bond roles, was a good Bond but a spine tingling Petrofsky. Really well paced thriller, that. Caine is also putting in his A game. If you like spook stuff Forsyth, good as he is, will always be in John Le Carre's shadow. Do yourself a favour and watch the BBC adaptation of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy starring Alec Guinness. It's up there with the best television ever made and only those in the know have ever seen it. No action scenes, doesn't need them. I've watched DOTJ, TFP and TTSS literally dozens of times and TTSS and its sequel Smiley's People are _the_ best television of the 20th century, imo. A near flawless adaptation and production of a seminal novel.

[@JohnSmith-oe4ci]

@@joset.garcia8714 Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth

[@DEP717]

@@joset.garcia8714 "The Day of The Jackal."

[@frederik3326]

Citroen DS. That's a heck of a car, as it's unique suspension is said to help the car driving although attackers punctured a tire with the bullets. The car can hold itself upright with three tires. After this event Charles de Gaulle is said to just have been driven in this car. It is an icon and still said to be the most comfortable car due to the suspension even in comparison to newer ones

[@venti1051]

dayum a car guy nice

[@oliver9541]

It’s a shit car. My parents had one.. the car was serviced x8 in a year 🤧🥲

[@nhut-thanh]

​@@oliver9541 Frederik parlait de la Citroen DS à l époque des années 1970 et non les DS restylés de maintenant.😉

[@MrMats0n]

The suspension is of a very interesting kind. It features hydraulics and "normal" air suspension in the same package, which results in a system able to absorb bumps and self-level. The Citroen DS was the first car to really use this hydropneumatic suspension system, and at the time the bar wasn't very high for comfortable suspension. Most cars were on leaf springs, and some had shock absorbers. The hydropneumatic system could absorb bumps like nothing of the time. It was patented, and licensed to Rolls-Rouce, Maserati, and BMW for example. However it was not ready when it was released. The hydraulic fluid used attracted moisture, and the whole system began rusting away leading to leaks. It was a rare system on the road and could only be serviced at specific mechanics, and it really needed servicing. Hydropneumatic systems in general gained a reputation for being too complex and unreliable, and fell off. Only Citroen themselves continued to use them, so even when they "solved" the reliability problems (as much as you can expect from a French automaker), they are still difficult to maintain due to the need to be serviced at a specialised mechanic. Other brands started looking at simpler systems for adjustable ride charteristics, like "normal" air suspension and electronically adjustable conventional shocks, and soon those became the norm. In theory, the hydropneumatic suspension system doesn't have many disadvantages compared to todays complex conventional and air suspension systems, but it offers some inherent benefits. It was ahead of it's time, and failed to catch on good enough. I don't think conventional suspension systems have any need to be replaced by hydropneumatic ones in normal cars, but in today's premium executive cars, the system would be a simplification compared to complex electronically adjusting "normal" suspension. It would be interesting to see one of today's mainstream car brands have another go at it.

[@oliver9541]

@@nhut-thanh English please? 🥺

[@Conor-xs8qu]

8:58 went from the best to the worst assassin ever 😂

[@4rled]

Was thinking the exact same. What a let down

[@Conor-xs8qu]

@@4rled 😂

[@VeryProPlayerYesSir1122]

this why you should bring side arms into an op in case primary gun malfunction.

[@sonnysantana5454]

for the daily plaza hit to have happened it took 3' rifle men to make it work only in follywood do they make 1' man a whambo or jason boore

[@julietteyork6293]

@@sonnysantana5454 Dealey not Daily

[@frimmbits]

I love the book. One of the few movies where I rooted for the "bad guy". Would read it again.

[@richardschneider4775]

the detail and logistical timing is better represented in the book vs the movie.

[@shadetreemech290]

Yeah, me too.

[@danielcurtis1434]

Such an underrated gem

[@geemooney2229]

Amazed at the work these old movies did! 🧐

[@alanrogs3990]

Edward Fox is so amazing in this film.

[@craigappleton938]

Edward Fox looks so natural wearing an ascot.

[@CzechImp]

Michael Lonsdale (Claude Lebel) was a great actor. Remember him as Drax (Moonraker)? Or as Jean-Pierre in Ronin?

[@williamvasilion7448]

He was in two Maigret episodes with Bruno Cremer!!!!!

[@ToolsAreToys]

1962, France is in Chaos. 2023. France is in Chaos.

[@justanotherrandomguy7328]

But in 1962 we had one of the greatest leader a country could hope fore; while now... better not talk about it.

[@Top_Nep]

Imagine a whole movie and you miss lmao

[@ZombossGamingChannel]

at that point i would just shoot myself

[@ReyRakolta-fh4cv]

That's Life sometimes you miss 😂

[@inisipisTV]

It’s partly based on real life incidents and Charles De Gaulle lives.

[@stuart5811]

the Citroen's suspension system is credit with saving De Gaulle during an assassination attempt like the one seen at the beginning of the film @@inisipisTV

[@darthkek1953]

Also: The Dead Zone

[@nicosadamides7597]

A great classic with tension and suspense to the end.

[@user-ww2ie1qi5b]

One of my favorite movies for many, many years.

[@Cbcw76]

Fantastic film. Worth decades of rewatching. Michael Lonsdale - the French detective - is such a great actor and character in this film. Of his 246 IMDB credits, few are released in the USA - but this film and the DeNiro thriller RONIN - are all some actors ever need. The book, too, is a terrific 'read' as well. Highest recommendation for thriller fans.

[@lablackzed]

Seen the film a few times and still enjoy it.👍

[@tde1964]

It’s a great movie, much better than the remake

[@ollietsb1704]

I think the differences are substantial enough to enjoy both, but I do like this original although an education into France's post-war colonial politics spices the original up. A lot of that is added in the novel, which is well-adapted into this first DAY OF JACKAL film.

[@pranksterguy1]

The movie is fantastic.

[@ttoughtask7296]

​@@ollietsb1704the remake must rank as one of the worst in history

[@FS2K4Pilot]

I like the remake, or at least the final act. The sequence with the CH-53E (which my old squadron provided) was badass.

[@Ken-ol2kx]

Of course the original is much better than the newer version.

[@billb207]

The bullet that the Jackal is hurriedly loading into his rifle when he is shot dead by Lebel was the last of his mercury-tipped assassin's bullets, and he therefore wouldn't have been able to assassinate de Gaulle had he been quick enough to shoot Lebel.

[@doctordeath2551]

Tell me you don’t want the villain to win without telling me.

[@anildharan]

I really loved this movie and the main character. Any remake doesn't even come close.

[@karadimariyamma7288]

August 1 Malayalam movie.. Best remake for this

[@Dixie_Recht]

Dude killed three innocent people and missed his target.

[@sonnysantana5454]

killers are not alway's nice and unlike TV they don't have a moral compass and a conscience

[@inisipisTV]

Well it’s rather difficult when Charles De Gaulle never gets assassinated in real life. The whole opening Assassination attempt in the beginning of the movie is a real life incident and all those people are real life people. Even the 3 rebel officers who "hires" the Jackal are real life fugitives. Fredrick Forsyth was trying to mix in real life history with a fictional assassination plot in his book, unlike the American remake which is totally fictional.

[@fabiosplendido9536]

Innocent of what?

[@DEP717]

7:40 The part where the Detective talks about tapping them all is my favorite in the original movie.

[@tdhawk7284]

Outstanding movie. Better than most of today’s movies.

[@jandekker6008]

Well, at least bots can't pronounce French names yet.

[@socalemeraldaztecanrhino922]

In case anybody was wondering why The Day Of The Jackal is one of the most taut cinematic thrillers there is, it's due to the fact it was helmed by the great Fred Zinnemann who helmed the 1952 Western masterpiece High Noon and 1953's From Here To Eternity which not only won the Best Picture Oscar but also awarded the Austrian-born filmmaker his first Best Director Oscar. He would win another Best Director Oscar for 1966's A Man For All Seasons, which also won for Best Picture.

[@eliast2351]

In a nutshell, Drax ran the whole operation.

[@subzero824]

I think this is the first late night movie that I watched with my grandpa at TV around the 80's, due to this was showing after 9:30pm. It was 12:30am when finished. And that's late for a 7-8 years old, that's why I remember this movie so vividly. My grandpa was also couching with me and explaining those movie detail with me It was a master piece even on today standard

[@Celtic2Realms]

Wonderful film. Lost count how many times I have watched it and still hope the Jackal will win

[@Itriedtobe-wq9lj]

IMy mother was there in Paris in 1962 when there was a genuine fear that the paratroopers would launch a coup

[@ericericson3535]

Great book, everyone knew, or should have known that De Gaulle died in his sleep. Yet, I, along with a lot of readers were transfixed waiting to see if Lebell would catch him!

[@edeledeledel5490]

He doesn't make it - he orders it and buys it.

[@woooow1175]

7:05 Per Lundquist was not a pastor but a Danish school teacher

[@user-gs1ji7dj3n]

Saw it in the theater when it came out. Fantastic movie.

[@DANFORTHPAPE1]

Mistake at 2:04. The two people he contacts are in Italy. Second mistake 5:05 - Valmy is in Molitor, a suburb in NW Paris, not in London. Third mistake - at 6:41 says that Lundquist is a preacher, when in fact he is a school teacher. Fourth mistake - at 7:49 says that August 25th is France's liberation from Nazi Germany. In actual fact it is the anniversary of the liberation of Paris from Nazi Germany, not the whole of France.

[@jamallabarge2665]

1:52 - the actor who plays Victor Wolenski also played Col Matthieu in "Battle of Algeiers". Jean Martin. 4:52 - Paul Lebel also played an information broker named "Papa" in the movie "Munich".

[@geoffreylee5199]

At the beginning of the book, the plan was called and The Jackal does not find out until much later.

[@michaelsmith4904]

Well snap, i though the jackal was going to get away with it…

[@Andrewsatkowski]

Movie was fantastic, except the assassination attempt. Jackal had the PERFECT chance when they started the La Marseillaise. De Gaulle was standing there motionless for the entire song. They were all motionless and had zero chance of someone getting in the way. A solid TWO minutes him just standing there. First time I saw the movie I thought, "He should have blasted him during the anthem." Best part is that he tapped everyone's phone because he knew someone was spilling. The exploding bullet was amazing.

[@Hermetic_]

Damn. I was rooting for the jackal lol

[@ramonnelson7007]

So the movie with Richard geer and Poitier is a remake wow didn’t know but a well written one as well the jackal . Good movie both of them love the review.

[@ollietsb1704]

You mean the Bruce Willis THE JACKAL film in 1997, with Richard Gere and Sidney Poitier. (An aside: Jack "One Armed" Black does recover. Whew.) Actually, this film's differences - like Gere being a minor-league 'traitor' to his 'Oirish brethren'... that's an interesting twist, and havijng One-Armed Black play a far more annoying gunsmith is pretty interesting. Sailing across the Great Lakes border as part of a holiday regatta... on and on. But I end up preferring Michael Lonsdale as the quiet, unsung hero to Gere's hero. There are enough differences (advanced tech to use a van as a mobile gun-platform) to make both films memorable and worthy.

[@MrCHAIRMANOFTHEBORED]

​​​​@@ollietsb1704Edward Fox who played the"JACKAL" portrays the character quite well in this movie and he also played Mueller the explosives Expert in the movie "Force 10 from Navarone", which stars Edward Fox, Harrison Ford,Carl Weathers,Richard Kiel and Robert Shaw( he played Quint in JAWS)

[@gregmead2967]

@@MrCHAIRMANOFTHEBORED I didn't realize that the Jackal was the same as the guy in Force 10! Thanks!

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

Richard Gere* and Sidney* Poitier could not save the remake from being shitty.

[@williamvasilion7448]

I have watched this excellent film often. I still wonder if he killed the rifle maker?

[@lawrencetierney3697]

I visited the Universal Studio Lot in the 1970's and I saw this Rifle in a Display case.

[@thomassaehler9038]

They should have hired Inspector Clouseau

[@daryljay7057]

This film & 'The Odessa File' are the two best book to film adaptations in cinema history! You can't even consider that Bruce Willis fiasco! I read both books & have always owned copies of both movies. They are SO terrific. Edward Fox is one scary man! He may have missed his main target, but everyone he had contact with wound up dead! They never did figure out just who the Hell he really was! Both movies were based on current events at the time. Historical fiction, with some basis in fact. Algeria & the Nazi rat lines.

[@andrewg.carvill4596]

I always remember how the two thoroughly knew each other the first (and last) time they met: "Chacal!! Lebel!! - ratatatatat ..... " A classic suspense and mystery thriller - and not a special effect in sight.

[@stevev2492]

I am surprised that his film didn't make Edward Fox a big star.

[@666mengel]

The assassin asked for 500,000 USD which about 5 mil today. This seems to be super cheap to shoot the head of State.

[@telesniper2]

times were simpler back then

[@sullivanrachael]

It was probably as much money as the Jackal estimated his clients could afford, and sufficient reward to justify the risk. If the Jackal was too greedy, he risked being dismissed.

[@copo4678]

Thank you from 🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭

[@mildandbitter]

Great film, builds up the suspense even though you know he fails to kill De Gualle.

[@jacobpaniagua9691]

In the movie, I always thought, wondered, assumed that when the Jackal asks the guy who made the rifle, for a bullet, it was to kill him. No witnesses.

[@Davewest85]

All i can say is (EXCELLENT VIDEO)

[@user-lu2it8op2c]

How did u get the emoji ?💀

[@chrisvowell2890]

If you're talking about this YT video, it's utter fucking crap!! Why did they totally ruin a decent commentary with a pastiche AI voice that can't pronounce French names correctly?

[@remittanceman4685]

Police Commissioner Berthier and Deputy Commissioner Lebel. Seems like Freddy Forsyth chose his character names from the French Army armoury inventories.

[@avvn9331]

This was awesome movie , thanks for summerising this

[@LocalDeepstateAgent]

This sums up french fantasy in a nutshell especially the whole part around de gaulle being liked.

[@stahu_mishima]

bruh

[@thesep1967]

More Freedom fries for you?

[@louis-er9xk]

De Gaulle was not liked, you are right, he was revered, except by the far left and the far right, nostalgic of Pétain.

[@paolovaccaneo9992]

(At 2.05 - 2.09) The Jackal gunsmith is in Genova (Italy) not in Belgium. This not for nationalism but for the sake of precision.

[@32ModB]

Very British French.... but in a good way😊 Manchurian Candidate ending

[@atlantahawks98]

5:44 i’ve read a lot of census records from that time and absolutely none of them are that neat 😂😂

[@diegocastaneda1016]

Yeah, but this is a movie 😂😂

[@socalemeraldaztecanrhino922]

I saw this cinematic gem during the first year of COVID quarantine. I regret that I didn't watch this one when I was younger. Plus, here's three fun facts = ▪︎ The Day Of The Jackal was based on the debut novel of the same name by Frederick Forsyth. ▪︎ The film was ranked # 74 on the British Film Institute's Best 100 British Films. ▪︎ The legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa cited The Day Of The Jackal as one of his 100 favorite movies. The other movies he included in his list can be viewed on Far Out Magazine's website.

[@ralphturner3798]

There were two unrealistic aspects to this film. First, when the Jackel wanted to pass through a border to another country and he's worried that his gun will be found by the authorities, he decides to stick the gun pieces into the exhaust system. He cuts about a 3-foot length out of the exhaust pipe. Then he welds a circular piece of metal to the exhaust pipe at the end closest to the engine.Then he puts the gun pieces into the gap that he had cut out. By welding that circular piece and covering up the existing exhaust pipe he has prevented the engine from running. An engine cannot run without a free flowing exhaust. The second thing that is unrealistic has to do with the height of General De Gaulle. The general was a very, very tall person but in the movie he was depicted as rather short

[@tommyle7376]

He was very tall. I went to a wax museum that had a statue of him and he was towering over people

[@SamBrickell]

In the book they actually discuss that the people trying to keep him alive arrange to have tall people around him during public appearances.

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

The Jackal*

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

@@tommyle7376 CDG was 1.99 m or 6'6" tall to be exact.

[@romanclay1913]

Director Fred Zinnemann had the most varied filmography: HIGH NOON, FROM HERE TO ETERNITY, JACKAL, THE SUNDOWNERS, MEMBER OF THE WEDDING, THE NUN'S STORY and my personal favorite, JULIA w/ Jane Fonda and Vanessa Redgrave.

[@jkorshak]

A few years later Fox was in A Bridge Too Far as Lieutenant General Brian Horrocks. There's a scene where Fox as Horrocks gets on stage and his men start applauding - a friend asked me why they were applauding and I said it was because they appreciated his trying to kill de Gaulle several movies earlier.

[@paulcantrell01451]

I really liked the Bruce Willis remake, but I think this is the better of the two movies. Edward Fox was brilliant, as was Michael Lonsdale. Highly recommend...

[@huskerjpg]

God, I hate AI narration. It's OAS, oaish.

[@user-up8jx3mt6j]

I don't know why AI is used, it totally sucks.

[@kroggybrizzane]

Higher quality recap that I’ve seen!

[@robertc8110]

Great film, anytime it's on, I rewatch it.

[@kunal25roy]

Best adaptation of the novel.

[@JamesArmijo-up6bj]

Saw this in '73. Gee I was 13. My dad read the book.

[@gengen5607]

The only flaw on this movie is, assasin always have another weapon for defense but jackal dont have.

[@VeryProPlayerYesSir1122]

this why you should bring side arms into an op in case primary gun malfunction.

[@absboodoo]

@@VeryProPlayerYesSir1122 remember it's always faster to draw your sidearm than to reload.

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

... but Jackal doesn't* have one*.

[@trhendricks2216]

A fantastic book

[@sannyassi73]

All you need is a Steel pipe, an end cap and a nail, then some way to smash the bullet back into the pin (usually a second pipe that sleeves over the first), then slam it back to detonate the bullet. All available at Home Depot. You've got to make sure the pipes are the right size. It's pretty easy to make something like this, though shotguns are much easier than Rifles- takes a bit more work/precision for those but still possible ;P

[@InfinityTheObserver]

Don't mind me, I'm just here to Observe.... Because that's my name.

[@angloaust1575]

Degaulle survived many attempts Jfk not so lucky!

[@bob456fk6]

I liked this movie, "The Day of the Jackal", much better than the movie, "The Jackal" starring Bruce Willis.

[@suma4m]

If you liked "The Day Of The Jackal" you should see "The Killer" (2023).

[@textoro]

Classic. Highly recommend.

[@buy.to.let.britain]

when my landline broke, it was the day of the crackle.

[@bigbob1699]

Love Lebel . Great cop.

[@ttoughtask7296]

its the O.A.S. the Organisation armée secrète

[@theretiredmariner2488]

Brilliant film, book is great and film is pretty good. A MUST SEE film

[@JAmediaUK]

You say the Jackal is an Englishman. Whist it is true, that is how he is portrayed, at the end the British policeman points out they have no idea who he is, and he took on half a dozen nationalities through the operation. He could have been born anywhere and have any nationality. He was a complete unknown.

[@bkatbamna]

As others have said, the movie is a masterpiece. If you're watching this video, stop. Watch the movie instead. You will not be disappointed.

[@MayankDwivedi-ob9nr]

The novel was very gripping though one knew what had happened. The character of Jackal was very intriguing. Mysterious.

[@chrisgood2go]

i guess the movie with richard gere and bruce willis was a reimagining of this one.

[@hermanirascible3310]

I had read the book as well. Even more exiting than the movie, though the movie did ample justice to the book.

[@SuperMadpom]

FFS you watched the whole movie and still can't get the pronunciation of the lead detectives name correct - FAIL

[@jimstanga6390]

If they kept some forensic samples, they probably could figure out who he is (was) using DNA technology.

[@robertknight5429]

"Oh.. standing I should think.;

[@tinkeringclaws5559]

i actually recreated the lil rifle from this movie. mine is no where near as precise or pretty as the one in the movie but its still fun to plink with.