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Kenneth Ross (other)
Kenneth Ross may refer to: *Kenneth Ross (screenwriter), Scottish-American screenwriter *Kenneth Bruce Ross (1897–1959), American inventor and businessman *Ken Ross (cyclist) (1900-1974), Australian road and track cyclist *Kenneth G. Ross (born 1941), Australian playwright and screenwriter *Ken Ross (footballer) (1927–2004), Australian rules footballer *Ken Ross (photographer), American photographer *Kenneth A. Ross (born 1936), mathematician *Kenneth A. Ross Jr., member of the California Assembly *Ken Ross (bishop) (born 1964), American Anglican bishop {{hndis, name=Ross, Kenneth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Ross (screenwriter)
''The Day of the Jackal'' is a 1973 political thriller film directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Edward Fox and Michael Lonsdale. Based on the 1971 novel of the same name 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 1962. ''The Day of the Jackal'' received positive reviews and went on to win the BAFTA Award for Best Editing (Ralph Kemplen), five additional BAFTA Award nominations, two Golden Globe Award nominations, and one Oscar nomination. The film grossed $16,056,255 at the box office, and earned an additional $8,525,000 in North American rentals. The British Film Institute ranked it the 74th greatest British film of the 20th century. Plot On 22 August 1962, the militant underground organisation OAS, infuriated by the French government granting independence to Algeria, attempt to assassinate French President Charles de Gaulle. The assassinat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
