[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] Nicholas Young (actor) [SEP] He was trained at the Corona Stage School London and made his professional debut in 1964 playing a lead in the film "Eagle Rock".  He made numerous television appearances during the 1960s including featured roles in individual dramas and in series such as "Front Page Story", "Kate" and "The Flying Swan" as well as film roles in "The Haunted House of Horror" (1969), "The Day Of The Jackal" (1973), "Three for All" (1975), "Eskimo Nell" (1975), "It Could Happen to You" (1975), "Adventures of a Private Eye" (1977), "Home Before Midnight" (1979) and "S.O.S. Titanic" (1979).  His stage work included playing at the Traverse Theatre Edinburgh in 1966 and a leading role in the West End production of Alan Bennett's "40 Years On".
[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] Nicholas Young ( actor ) [ SEP ] He was trained at the Corona Stage School London and made his professional debut in 1964 playing a lead in the film " Eagle Rock " . He made numerous television appearances during the 1960s including featured roles in individual dramas and in series such as " Front Page Story " , " Kate " and " The Flying Swan " as well as film roles in " The Haunted House of Horror " ( 1969 ) , " The Day Of The Jackal " ( 1973 ) , " Three for All " ( 1975 ) , " Eskimo Nell " ( 1975 ) , " It Could Happen to You " ( 1975 ) , " Adventures of a Private Eye " ( 1977 ) , " Home Before Midnight " ( 1979 ) and " S.O.S. Titanic " ( 1979 ) . His stage work included playing at the Traverse Theatre Edinburgh in 1966 and a leading role in the West End production of Alan Bennett 's " 40 Years On " .
What film based off a novel by Frederick Forsyth did Nicholas Young star in?
What film based off a novel by Frederick Forsyth did Nicholas Young star in ?
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal