The Killer Elite
1975
They protect us from the enemy, but who protects us from them?
- Sam Peckinpah
- 2h 2m
- December 19, 1975 · United States of America
Overview
Mike Locken is one of the principal members of a group of freelance spies. A significant portion of their work is for the CIA, and while on a case for them one of his friends turns on him and shoots him in the elbow and knee. His assignment, to protect someone, goes down in flames. He is nearly crippled, but with braces is able to again become mobile. For revenge as much as anything else, Mike goes after his ex-friend.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 19, 1975
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English, Chinese
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- United Artists,Persky-Bright Productions,Baum/Dantine Productions,Exeter Associates,Arthur Lewis Productions
- Cast
- Simon Tam,Mel Cenizal,Carole Mallory,Tommy Bush,Gary Combs,Helmut Dantine,Bob Harks,Eloise Shoong,Burt Young,Arnold Fortgangand 31 more
- Director
- Sam Peckinpah
- Producer
- Helmut Dantine,Martin Baum,Arthur Lewis
- Cinematography
- Philip H. Lathrop
- Music
- Jerry Fielding
- Budget
- $5,000,000
- Revenue
- $1,000,000
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