The Killer Elite
“They protect us from the enemy, but who protects us from them?”
1975•PG•2h 2m•5.8•Released
CrimeActionThriller
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.
Director
Sam Peckinpah
Writer
Marc Norman, Stirling Silliphant
Budget
$5M
Revenue
$1M
Languages
English, Mandarin
Studio
United Artists
Cast
James Caan
Mike Locken
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
Tiana Alexandra
Tommie
Walter Kelley
Walter
Kate Heflin
Amy
Sondra Blake
Josephine
Carole Mallory
Rita
James Wing Woo
Tao Yi
George Cheung
Bruce
Production
Company
United Artists
Company
Persky-Bright Productions
Company
Baum/Dantine Productions
Company
Exeter Associates
Company
Arthur Lewis Productions
Producer
Martin Baum
Producer
Arthur Lewis
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