

The Killer Elite
1975-12-19 · 122 min · ★ 5.8
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.
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Production details
- Directors
- Sam Peckinpah
- Production companies
- United Artists, Persky-Bright Productions, Baum/Dantine Productions, Exeter Associates, Arthur Lewis Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 5,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 1,000,000
Top Cast
James CaanMike Locken
Robert DuvallGeorge Hansen
Arthur HillCap Collis
Bo HopkinsJerome Miller
MakoYuen Chung
Burt YoungMac
Gig YoungLawrence Weyburn
Tom ClancyO'Leary
Tiana AlexandraTommie
Kate HeflinAmy
Sondra BlakeJosephine
Carole MalloryRita
James Wing WooTao Yi
George CheungBruce
Victor Sen YungWei Chi
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