The Day of the Jackal Movie Trailer HD - Plot synopsis: A ruthless assassin, the Jackal, (Eddie Redmayne) makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee. But following his latest kill, he ...

Part Two—in which the Jackal and his tiny squadron seize control of the 1975 OPEC summit meeting in Vienna (on orders from none other than Saddam Hussein)—forms the thumping heart of the movie.

Robert Ludlum’s Jason Bournebooks made him mega-famous. But Carlos the Jackal has never enjoyed the pop-cultural honor with which he’s about to be bestowed: an epic Cannes screening.

Not that one needed the carbs -- Assayas’ movie provides plenty of energy of its own, offering just enough thrills to keep the film suspenseful (especially in the second section), without ...

Eddie Redmayne's recent role in The Day of the Jackal was great, but the actor actually played an aspiring spy nearly two decades earlier.