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The Killer Elite

ActionCrimeThrillerPG

"They protect us from the enemy, but who protects us from them?"

Duration

2h 02m

Release

19 Dec 1975

Country

United States

Language

English

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.

Plot

Mike Locken, who works for a private security firm affiliated with the C.I.A., is betrayed by his partner and left apparently crippled for life.

Cast

James CaanRobert DuvallArthur Hill

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 6.0/10Rotten Tomatoes: 56%Metacritic: 57/100

Details

Director

Sam Peckinpah

Writers

Marc NormanStirling SilliphantRobert Syd Hopkins

Revenue

$1,000,000

Budget

$5,000,000

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