“The Jackal” is causing high tension on free TV today. However, Bruce Willis is not on board – because the original film adaptation, which is more than 20 years older, is the true thriller classic.
“The Jackal” is targeting the president – but not the one of the USA: the original thriller takes place in France. (Source: © tmdb.org)
- The thriller classic “Der Jackal” is running today at 10.50 p.m. on BR television – a top-class TV tip.
- The high-class thriller was directed by Fred Zinnemann (“High Noon”).
- The 1973 original is far less well known than the 1997 remake starring Bruce Willis.
When “The Jackal” lays in wait, everyone’s nerves are on edge. Many are familiar with the story of the professional killer assigned to a president from the remake of the same name with Bruce Willis from 1997 – but the original is not about the US president.
Unlike the Hollywood film starring Bruce Willis, the 1973 film adaptation of the novel by legendary director Fred Zinnemann is also a British production, but is set in France. And there it should go to a historical President: Charles de Gaulle.
“The Jackal” creates thriller suspense without any logic holes
If you’ve often been annoyed by the horrible logical flaws and incomplete plots in thrillers, you should definitely see the original Jackal. Master director Zinnemann shows how dense and highly exciting thrillers can be woven without errors in content or craftsmanship.
Fred Zinnemann already invented the very long arc of suspense in the cinema with the western “12 o’clock noon” (original title: “High Noon”) in 1952 – and with “Der Jackal” in 1973 he presented one of his last directorial works.
Dressed in soft colors and without musical pomp, the thriller masterpiece is shown today at 10:50 p.m. on BR television.
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