The Killer Elite

The Killer Elite

5.8IMDb Score
Released:1975-12-19
Duration:122 min
Director:Sam Peckinpah
Actors:James Caan, Robert Duvall, Arthur Hill, Bo Hopkins, Mako
Production:United Artists, Persky-Bright Productions, Baum/Dantine Productions, Exeter Associates, Arthur Lewis Productions

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.

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