The Day of the Jackal
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:04:36
They're very late.
:05:03
The time elapsed from the first
to the lastshot was seven seconds.

:05:08
In all, more than 140 shots were fired.
:05:12
Several bullets pierced the President's car.
:05:15
One came within an inch of his head.
:05:17
But, as if by a miracle,
neither he nor anyone else was hurt.

:05:24
Six months later:
:05:27
Most of the conspirators
have been caught and tried.

:05:29
Their leader, Colonel Bastien-Thiry,
has been sentenced to death.

:05:33
At the last moment, his lawyer
tries one more time for a stay of execution.

:05:54
The appeal for clemency
has been turned down.

:05:57
There is nothing more one can do.
:05:59
I am sorry.

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