The Killer Elite

1975 · directed by Sam Peckinpah

Rating

58/100

Hit

no

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.

The Killer Elite (1975), directed by Sam Peckinpah, rates 58/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• James Caan
• Robert Duvall
• Arthur Hill
• Bo Hopkins
• Mako
• Burt Young
• Gig Young
• Tom Clancy
• Tiana Alexandra
• Walter Kelley

Crew

• Philip H. Lathrop — Director of Photography
• Monte Hellman — Editor
• Tony de Zarraga — Editor
• Jerry Fielding — Original Music Composer
• Marc Norman — Screenplay
• Stirling Silliphant — Screenplay

More from Sam Peckinpah

1. The Wild Bunch (1969) — 96/100 · hit
2. The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) — 80/100 · hit
3. Ride the High Country (1962) — 80/100 · hit
4. Straw Dogs (1971) — 75/100
5. Junior Bonner (1972) — 75/100
6. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) — 75/100

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