[PAR] [TLE] The Day of the Jackal (film) [SEP] The Day of the Jackal is a 1973 Anglo-French political thriller film directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Edward Fox and Michel Lonsdale.  Based on the 1971 novel "The Day of the Jackal" by Frederick Forsyth, the film is about a professional assassin known only as the "Jackal" who is hired to assassinate French president Charles de Gaulle in the summer of 1963. [PAR] [TLE] Kenneth Ross (screenwriter) [SEP] Kenneth Ross is the Scottish-American screenwriter of the films "The Day of the Jackal" and "The Odessa File".
[PAR] [TLE] The Day of the Jackal ( film ) [ SEP ] The Day of the Jackal is a 1973 Anglo - French political thriller film directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Edward Fox and Michel Lonsdale . Based on the 1971 novel " The Day of the Jackal " by Frederick Forsyth , the film is about a professional assassin known only as the " Jackal " who is hired to assassinate French president Charles de Gaulle in the summer of 1963 . [PAR] [TLE] Kenneth Ross ( screenwriter ) [ SEP ] Kenneth Ross is the Scottish - American screenwriter of the films " The Day of the Jackal " and " The Odessa File " .
Kenneth Ross screenwrote "The Day of the Jackal" based on which author's 1971 novel?
Kenneth Ross screenwrote " The Day of the Jackal " based on which author 's 1971 novel ?
Frederick Forsyth
Frederick Forsyth