The Killer Elite (1975)

"They protect us from the enemy, but who protects us from them?"
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58
The Killer Elite
StarringJames CaanRobert DuvallArthur Hill
DirectorSam Peckinpah
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PG 2 hr 2 minDec 19th, 1975Action, Thriller, Crime
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Plot
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.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:December 19th, 1975
On DVD & Blu-ray:February 23rd, 1999 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$5,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$1,000,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Helmut Dantine
Production Companies:United Artists, Persky-Bright Productions, Baum/Dantine Productions, Exeter Associates, Arthur Lewis Productions
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