Day of the jackal gay scene explained

You are misremembering what happened. Near the start of the film, the Jackal obtains the Danish passport at Heathrow airport by simple pickpocketing. On his arrival in Paris near the end of the film, is when he pretends to be gay (to trick his way into getting an invite to stay in someone’s house).

I don’t remember hearing of THE DAY OF THE JACKAL (Fred Zinnemann, ) spoken of in relation to gay representation but here is the sauna pick-up scene, repeated in the current tv version to close the latest episode, but here filmed more discreetly so that viewers who don’t want to know don’t need to notice.