The movie was a very curious affair ... Everyone watching it in 1973 already knew that De Gaulle hadn’t been killed. He resigned the presidency in 1969, still very much alive.
Frederick Forsyth’s classic novel The Day Of The Jackal and the subsequent much-loved 1973 movie starring Edward Fox are set to be given a modern twist in a new Sky and Peacock Original series ...
Set in the 1930's this intricate caper deals with an ambitious small-time crook and a veteran con man who seek revenge on a vicious crime lord who murdered one of their gang.