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Classic Film Review: Lonsdale hunts Fox in Zimmerman’s “The Day of the Jackal” (1973)
Pristine, sleek and stylish, “The Day of the Jackal” is a period piece that’s aged into a period piece about a period piece. Director Fred Zinnemann’s film of Frederick Forsythe’s thriller novel recreates chic early ’60s Euro-travel, wining and dining … Continue reading
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