The Killer Elite

The Killer Elite (1975)

They protect us from the enemy, but who protects us from them?

  • Genre: Crime, Action, Thriller
  • Release Date: 1975-12-19
  • User Rating: 5.7/10 from 112 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 2min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: United Artists
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Sam Peckinpah
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Summary

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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  • James Caan

    as Mike Locken
  • Robert Duvall

    as George Hansen
  • Arthur Hill

    as Cap Collis
  • Bo Hopkins

    as Jerome Miller
  • Mako

    as Yuen Chung
  • Burt Young

    as Mac
  • Gig Young

    as Lawrence Weyburn
  • Tom Clancy

    as O'Leary
  • Tiana Alexandra

    as Tommie
  • Walter Kelley

    as Walter
  • Kate Heflin

    as Amy
  • Sondra Blake

    as Josephine
  • Carole Mallory

    as Rita
  • James Wing Woo

    as Tao Yi
  • George Cheung

    as Bruce
  • Hank Hamilton

    as Hank
  • Victor Sen Yung

    as Wei Chi
  • Tak Kubota

    as Negato Toku
  • Rick Alemany

    as Ben
  • Johnnie Burrell

    as Donnie
  • Billy J. Scott

    as Eddie
  • Simon Tam

    as Jimmy Fung
  • Arnold Fortgang

    as Doctor
  • Tommy Bush

    as Sam the Mechanic
  • Matthew Peckinpah

    as Mat
  • Eddy Donno

    as Fake Officer
  • Eddie White

    as Security Policeman
  • Gary Combs

    as Security Policeman
  • Wilfred Tsang

    as Wilfie
  • Wilton Shoong

    as Wiltie
  • Alan Keller

    as Cop
  • Charles Titone

    as Soldier at Party
  • Joseph Glenn

    as Man at Comteg
  • Eloise Shoong

    as Eloise
  • Mel Cenizal

    as Waiter
  • Kuo Lien Ying

    as Tai Chi Master
  • Helmut Dantine

    as Vorodny
  • Uschi Digard

    as Girl at Party (uncredited)
  • Andy Epper

    as Gunman (uncredited)
  • Bob Harks

    as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
  • Gerald Okamura

    as Airport Thug (uncredited)
Directing Sam Peckinpah Director
Writing Marc Norman Screenplay
Writing Stirling Silliphant Screenplay
Production Katherine Haber Production Assistant
Writing Robert Syd Hopkins Novel
Production Martin Baum Producer
Production Helmut Dantine Executive Producer
Production Arthur Lewis Producer
Sound Jerry Fielding Original Music Composer
Camera Philip H. Lathrop Director of Photography
Editing Tony de Zarraga Editor
Editing Monte Hellman Editor
Production Jane Feinberg Casting
Production Mike Fenton Casting
Art Ted Haworth Production Design
Art Rick Gentz Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Ray Summers Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Jack Wilson Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Jack Petty Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Kathryn Blondell Hairstylist
Production William Davidson Production Manager
Crew Whitey Hughes Stunt Coordinator