The Day of the Jackal
- PG
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- 1973
- 143 min
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August, 1962,
was a stormy time for France.
Many people felt that
President Charles de Gaulle...
...had betrayed the country
by giving independence to Algeria.
Extremists,
mostly from the army...
...swore to kill him in revenge.
They banded together
in an underground movement...
...and called themselves the OAS.
The minister's meeting is over.
They are very late.
The time elapsed from the first
to the last shot was seven seconds.
In all,
more than 140 shots were fired.
Several bullets pierced the president's car.
One came within an inch of his head.
But, as if by a miracle, neither
he nor anyone else was hurt.
Six months later..
Most of the conspirators
have been caught and tried.
Their leader, Col. Bastien-Thiry,
has been sentenced to death.
At the last moment, his lawyer
tries for a stay of execution.
The appeal for clemency
has been turned down.
There is nothing more one can do.
I am sorry.
- There is no need.
For heaven's sake, don't you
realize you're going to be shot?
You don't understand.
to raise his rifle against me.
Here is the 8..00 news
for today, March 11, 1963.
An hour ago, in the courtyard
of the Fort Efree, outside Paris...
Lieutenant Colonel Bastien-Thiry
was executed by firing squad...
...for leading the attempt on the life
of General de Gaulle last August.
The OAS now seems
completely demoralized...
...by the splendid performance
of our national security forces.
Already it is known that the new
chief of operations of the OAS...
Colonel Mark Rodin, a former
paratroop commander in Algeria...
...is on the run
and hiding somewhere in Austria.
Today's execution must surely mean
that the OAS is finished...
...once and for all.
What are the finances like, Rene?
No wonder our people are giving up.
They've lost faith.
We've failed them every single time.
We won't fail again.
- What can we do?
We're paralyzed.
- Every cop in France knows us.
Informants are all around us.
- We must find a foreigner.
A foreigner? Why?
- A contract killer.
One that hasn't worked in France
won't have a police record.
He can come and go as he pleases.
- That sort of person costs money.
Yes.
I'll find the right man.
They were going to meet again
In the pension you both know..
Pension Kleist. June 15.
It's a limited market.
I've compiled 11 dossiers
over the last three months.
Only those four men
seemed anywhere near right.
Now that you've read the files,
what do you think?
One Englishman did all these jobs?
- I don't believe it.
It's true.
- He did that fellow in the Congo?
And Trujillo?
- That's our man then, isn't it?
I should say so.
I'm glad you agree on the final choice.
Because he'll be here any moment.
- What?
He's arriving this afternoon from London.
Wolenski.
A normal precaution,
you understand. Come in.
We are not terrorists,
you understand. We are patriots.
Our duty is to the soldiers
who died fighting in Algeria...
...and the three million Frenchmen
So you want to get rid of him?
Speaking as a professional,
do you think it's possible?
It's possible.
The point is getting away with it.
Speaking as a professional,
that's an important consideration.
But, in principle,
you'd say it could be done?
Yes. With enough time and planning.
Would be much more difficult
than most other targets.
Why more?
- de Gaulle has the best security.
Their information is first-class.
You see, gentlemen, not only
have your own efforts failed...
...but you've queered the pitch
for everyone else.
How dare you suggest--
- You can't afford to be emotional.
It's why you've made so many mistakes.
But if we decided to employ a professional--
You have to employ a professional.
Your organization is
so riddled with informers...
...that nothing you decide
is a secret for long.
The job would have to be done
by an outsider.
The only question is
by whom and for how much?
Will you do it?
Yes.
How much?
- This is a once-in-a-lifetime job.
- How much do you want?
Half a million, in cash.
- What?
Half in advance and half on completion.
Half a million francs?
- Dollars.
Are you mad?
- You'll get France in return.
I'd have thought it a reasonable price.
If you can't manage it,
there's nothing more to be said.
We accept.
How many people know about this?
- Just the four of us.
Let's keep it that way. This job
depends on absolute secrecy.
No notes must be kept.
If any one of you is captured,
I shall feel free to call it off.
I suggest you stay in a safe place
under guard until the work is done.
Agreed?
- Agreed.
The planning will be mine.
No one else will get the details...
...and you will hear nothing from me again.
This is the name and account
number of my bank in Switzerland.
When they tell me the first
$250,000 has been deposited...
I'll move,
provided I'm ready.
I'll not be hurried in any way.
- Agreed.
All I want from you is
a telephone number in Paris...
...that I could call about changes
in de Gaulle's plans.
The contact mustn't know
who I am or what this is about.
Send me the number by mail.
- How do you expect us to find...
...half a million dollars so soon?
- Use your network to rob banks.
One last thing.
What code name will you use?
Why not the Jackal?
- Why not?
From now on, you'll be working
completely alone.
Not completely. One will have
the cooperation of de Gaulle.
He won't listen to his security
and stay out of the public eye.
A pleasant journey home, Mr. -- Mr. Jackal.
This has got to stop.
You're the Chief of Action Service.
You've had three weeks to find out
If they are, what are they up to?
- It is the OAS, General.
But the ones we've caught are small fry.
They've been ordered to do it,
but they don't know why.
The minister has been after me again.
We've questioned known OAS people.
They know nothing.
Not even the high echelons.
- What about the informers?
Nothing. But we found out this morning...
...that Rodin and the other two are in Rome.
They arrived on June 1 8.
They've taken the two top floors
in the Hotel Garibaldi.
You're watching them?
- Twenty-four hours a day.
Birth certificate, please.
Paul Oliver Duggan.
Born in the parish of
Sambourne Fishley, April 3, 1 929.
Fill in the form. You'll find
the 1 929s up those stairs...
...and left at the first gallery.
- Right. Thanks.
Thank you, sir.
Excuse me, please.
How many krone to the pound?
The official parity rate is 1 9.34.
Hello.
Two bottles of Hairpin, please.
One in chestnut brown and one in gray.
I've only got Clairol, dear.
That's fine.
And also a tin of solvent.
It is here.
- Is it?
Hello.
Yes.
Hello, Zurich?
Mr. Kola, this is he.
That's right.
Account number 50664.
The money's been deposited.
How much?
Attention please.
Air Italia announces the departure
of Flight 127 to Genova.
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