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Forsyth worked as a freelance journalist covering the Biafran War
Synopsis
The Jackal is an elusive assassin who makes his living from hit movies for the highest fee. He soon meets a determined British intelligence officer who tracks him down in a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe. Check out our list of updates and cancellations to see if your favorite show has been a hit.
Then I had this crazy idea to write a novel
When it ended, he returned to Britain, unemployed and unsure of what to do next. He said, “I came back at Christmas ’69, clean-shaven.” I had no chance of getting a job, no flat, no car and no savings. ‘Everyone said you must be joking or mad because the chances of it even being published are hundreds to one, even thousands.’ Within weeks of publication, the film rights were taken away.
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Some of Hollywood’s biggest stars were in the running for the role of the Jackal in the 1973 film, but the role went to the then-unknown Edward Fox because director Fred Zinnemann thought he could blend in with the crowd. (Airmail). Eddie Redmayne was absolutely brilliant in this role, he’s well-liked by all the characters in the series and is a great villain, but you always root for him…
because the female lead (Lynch) is not great
she comes across as incredibly arrogant and cold-hearted, even to her family and colleagues, and there’s no way you want her to get him. She shows no emotion at any point in the series, and you just hate her character. But the jackal – you see two sides to him, the killer side of him, but then the side he spends with his family where you get to understand him a little bit more.
I really hope there’s another season, but I think they need to rethink the female lead
I liked the different shots of the European locations and the fact that the jackal speaks these different languages.