The Killer Elite
They protect us from the enemy, but who protects us from them?
1975 | 122m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Sam Peckinpah |
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| Writer: | Stirling Silliphant, Robert Syd Hopkins, Marc Norman |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 19, 1975 |
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| Director: | Sam Peckinpah |
| Writer: | Stirling Silliphant, Robert Syd Hopkins, Marc Norman |
| Genres: | Action, Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | central intelligence agency (cia), traitor, hitman, revenge, betrayal |
| Production Companies | United Artists, Persky-Bright Productions, Baum/Dantine Productions, Exeter Associates, Arthur Lewis Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,000,000
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| James Caan | Mike Locken |
| Robert Duvall | George Hansen |
| Arthur Hill | Cap Collis |
| Bo Hopkins | Jerome Miller |
| Mako | Yuen Chung |
| Burt Young | Mac |
| Gig Young | Lawrence Weyburn |
| Tom Clancy | O'Leary |
| Tiana Alexandra | Tommie |
| Walter Kelley | Walter |
| Kate Heflin | Amy |
| Sondra Blake | Josephine |
| Carole Mallory | Rita |
| James Wing Woo | Tao Yi |
| George Cheung | Bruce |
| Hank Hamilton | Hank |
| Victor Sen Yung | Wei Chi |
| Tak Kubota | Negato Toku |
| Rick Alemany | Ben |
| Johnnie Burrell | Donnie |
| Billy J. Scott | Eddie |
| Simon Tam | Jimmy Fung |
| Arnold Fortgang | Doctor |
| Tommy Bush | Sam the Mechanic |
| Matthew Peckinpah | Mat |
| Eddy Donno | Fake Officer |
| Eddie White | Security Policeman |
| Gary Combs | Security Policeman |
| Wilfred Tsang | Wilfie |
| Wilton Shoong | Wiltie |
| Alan Keller | Cop |
| Charles Titone | Soldier at Party |
| Joseph Glenn | Man at Comteg |
| Eloise Shoong | Eloise |
| Mel Cenizal | Waiter |
| Kuo Lien Ying | Tai Chi Master |
| Helmut Dantine | Vorodny |
| Uschi Digard | Girl at Party (uncredited) |
| Andy Epper | Gunman (uncredited) |
| Bob Harks | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Gerald Okamura | Airport Thug (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Sam Peckinpah | Director |
| Monte Hellman | Editor |
| Stirling Silliphant | Screenplay |
| Mike Fenton | Casting |
| Jane Feinberg | Casting |
| Tony de Zarraga | Editor |
| Robert Syd Hopkins | Novel |
| Ray Summers | Costume Design |
| Kathryn Blondell | Hairstylist |
| Whitey Hughes | Stunt Coordinator |
| Marc Norman | Screenplay |
| Rick Gentz | Set Decoration |
| Jerry Fielding | Original Music Composer |
| Jack Wilson | Makeup Artist |
| William Davidson | Production Manager |
| Ted Haworth | Production Design |
| Philip H. Lathrop | Director of Photography |
| Jack Petty | Makeup Artist |
| Katherine Haber | Production Assistant |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Helmut Dantine | Executive Producer |
| Arthur Lewis | Producer |
| Martin Baum | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannes Film Festival | Best International Feature | John Wu | Nominated |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 13 |
| 2024 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 9 |
| 2024 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 6 |
| 2024 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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