The Day of the Jackal (1973)

The film 'The Day of the Jackal' is a political thriller that focuses exclusively on the meticulous planning of an assassination and the efforts to prevent it. The narrative does not include any LGBTQ+ characters, themes, or related plot points, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity within its scope.

The film primarily focuses on the male assassin, the Jackal, and the male police officers pursuing him. Female characters present in the film do not participate in any physical combat scenes against male opponents or any opponents at all.

The 1973 film "The Day of the Jackal" is a direct adaptation of Frederick Forsyth's novel. All major characters, including the Jackal and Commissioner Lebel, maintain the same gender as established in the source material. There are no instances of a character's gender being altered from the novel to the film.

The film adapts a novel featuring primarily British and French characters. All significant characters are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with their descriptions in the source material and historical context, without any changes to established racial identities.