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5.8Mike 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.
Released: 1975-12-19122 minDir: Sam PeckinpahCrime, Action, ThrillerBudget: $5.0MBox office: $1.0M
Cast
- James Caan as Mike Locken
- Robert Duvall as George Hansen
- Arthur Hill as Cap Collis
- Bo Hopkins as Jerome Miller
- Mako as Yuen Chung
- Burt Young as Mac
Themes
- kung fu
- central intelligence agency (cia)
- hitman
- traitor
- revenge
- betrayal
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- spy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Sam Peckinpah
- Screenwriter
- Stirling Silliphant
- Composer
- Jerry Fielding
- Production company
- United Artists
- Cinematographer
- Philip H. Lathrop
- Duration
- 123
- FilmAffinity ID
- 407945
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1977-03-24
- film editor
- Monte Hellman
- title
- The Killer Elite
- distributed by
- United Artists
- review score
- 60%
- different from
- Killer Elite
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