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The Eiger Sanction( 1975)

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HIS LIFELINE - held by the assassin he hunted.

Overview

A classical art professor and collector, who doubles as a professional assassin, is coerced out of retirement to avenge the murder of an old friend.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Clint Eastwood

      Jonathan Hemlock

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      George Kennedy

      Ben Bowman

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      Vonetta McGee

      Jemima Brown

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      Jack Cassidy

      Miles Mellough

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      Heidi Brühl

      Mrs. Montaigne

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      Thayer David

      Dragon

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      Reiner Schöne

      Freytag

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      Michael Grimm

      Meyer

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      Jean-Pierre Bernard

      Montaigne

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      Brenda Venus

      George

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      Gregory Walcott

      Pope

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      Candice Rialson

      Art Student

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      Elaine Shore

      Miss Cerberus

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      Dan Howard

      Dewayne

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      Jack Kosslyn

      Reporter

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      Walter Kraus

      Kruger

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      Frank Redman

      Wormwood

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      Siegfried Wallach

      Hotel Manager

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      Susan Morgan Cooper

      Buns

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      Jack Frey

      Cab Driver

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    A review by Wuchak

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    Written by Wuchak on Sun Oct 10 2021
    _**Dirty Harry climbs a mountain**_ An American art professor (Clint Eastwood) is coerced back into his former occupation as a government assassin for a couple final hits before retirement. One of the gigs involves an international climb of The Eiger, a mountain in Switzerland, so he has to prepare at a resort in Arizona ran by his buddy (George Kennedy). Thayer David plays the head of the secretive organization while Jack Cassidy is on hand as a foppish nemesis in the desert. "The Eiger Sanction” (1975) is a secret agent adventure/thriller that’s not as over-the-top as James Bond. Handh...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    9000000.00

    Revenue

    14200000.00

    Keywords

    • art collector
    • assassin
    • based on novel or book
    • hitman
    • espionage
    • secret intelligence service
    • switzerland
    • mountain climbing
    • alps mountains
    • swiss alps
    • spy ring
    • rock climbing
    • college professor
    • spy thriller
    • american southwest
    • art collection
    • art historian
    • retired assassin
    • monument valley
    • zion national park