Good movie good price !
It might start out slow ,but it turns into a great thriller at the end. Characters were enjoyable, of course the Jackal and his disguises are really cool..if you read the other reviews you know the story. If you have never seen it I would say but it as it is only 7.00 new....and give it a shot..

Best Cat and Mouse - Detective vs. Would-be Assassin Movie
Forget the Willis remake (which was awful). This original film version of The Day of the Jackal manages to be faithful to the novel & even surpass it, primarily due to the acting skills of the cast, in particular Michel Lonsdale as the French detective trying to catch assassin Edward Fox before he kills DeGaulle.

Even though you know DeGaulle won't be killed, the movie pulls you in and keeps you watching as you find yourself wanting to see just how far the Jackal (Fox) will get in his quest - and how successful Detective Label (Lonsdale) will be in catching him. Twists and turns, lots of near misses, and a nice little kick at the end.

Despite the length of the movie, it never seems long at all. I loaned the book to my father-in-law a year or so ago, and he enjoyed it so much that I then loaned him the dvd, which he liked even better.

Those Whacky French
I've always enjoyed Forsyth's books, particularly "The Odessa File". This movie is a classic, but I hadn't seen it in a while. I was amused to go back to it after all of these years and catch some ridiculous errors that would not fly in this day and age. People being killed by a single karate chop, a women being strangled to death in about 3 seconds with no struggle...and why did all of these French characters have English accents? Never the less, it still is a great story and an enjoyable movie that gives insight into a post-war / cold-war Europe of which modern Americans have little understanding.

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.