The Day Of The Jackal Blu Ray Review

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The day of the jackal blu ray review. Based on frederick forsyth s best seller the day of the jackal is a political thriller about an attempted assassination of charles de gaulle in august 1962. Blu ray verified purchase the day of the jackal has always been one of my favorite films. Ex army extremists furious by de gaulle s granting independence to algeria form an organization known as oas and determine to assassinate him. The day of the jackal special edition blu ray edward fox actor terence alexander actor fred zinnemann director 0 more.

Amazon s choice recommends highly rated and well priced products. It delivers a well crafted political thriller that holds up well forty five years later despite moving slower than films of this generation arrow video have provided a good looking though not incredible transfer and some interesting supplemental material. So without further ado here s my the day of the jackal blu ray review. The initial uk dvd release of the day of the jackal featured that weakest of image options a letterboxed non anamorphic transfer which might have been tolerable on a 28 inch crt tv but blown up onto a large plasma screen makes for frankly grim viewing.

Exceptionally directed by zinnemann with a great screenplay and cast edward fox started in films in the early 60 s and this 1973 performance is all one could ask. Amazon s choice for day of the jackal. The day of the jackal blu ray review 1973 running time. Reviewed in the united states on september 30 2018 format.

About a year ago i discovered an hd print of the film on itunes which was a considerable improvement but the 1080p 1 85 1 transfer on arrow s blu ray is without question the one i have been waiting for.