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The Killer Elite
“They protect us from the enemy, but who protects us from them?”
5.8 / 10• 1975• 2h 2m•PG• English
CrimeActionThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
James Caan
Mike Locken
Lead
Robert Duvall
George Hansen
Arthur Hill
Cap Collis
Bo Hopkins
Jerome Miller
Mako
Yuen Chung
Burt Young
Mac
Gig Young
Lawrence Weyburn
Tom Clancy
O'Leary
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sam Peckinpah's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Killer Elite is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
