Howard Vernon

The Day of the Jackal

Action/Drama

Release Date and Country: 1973, United Kingdom, France

Director: Fred Zinnemann

Cast: Edward Fox, Michel Auclair, Alan Badel...

Movie or TV Series Plot: After their fail attempt to assassinate president Charles de Gaulle in 1963, the French underground organization, OAS, hires a professional hitman to get rid of the French president. No face, no ident...

Léon Morin, Priest

Comedy

Release Date and Country: 1961, France

Director: Jean-Pierre Melville

Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Emmanuelle Riva, Irène Tunc...

Movie or TV Series Plot: Priest Léon Morin is not one of those socially conscious priests; quite the opposite, in fact. Aware of his charm and personality, he likes to let women admire him, but he won't let them get any close...