The Killer Elite

E791980

The Killer Elite is a 1975 American action thriller film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring James Caan and Robert Duvall, centered on espionage, betrayal, and professional assassins.

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instanceOf action thriller film
film
basedOn Monkey in the Middle NERFINISHED
novel by Robert Rostand
cinematographyBy Philip H. Lathrop NERFINISHED
colorProcess Color
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Sam Peckinpah NERFINISHED
distributedBy United Artists
editedBy Garth Craven NERFINISHED
Michael Luciano NERFINISHED
filmingTechnique use of martial arts sequences
genre action film
thriller film
hasAntagonist George Hansen NERFINISHED
hasProtagonist Mike Locken NERFINISHED
hasSetting San Francisco NERFINISHED
leadActorForCharacter James Caan as Mike Locken NERFINISHED
Robert Duvall as George Hansen
mainTheme betrayal
espionage
professional assassins
musicBy Jerry Fielding NERFINISHED
notableFor collaboration between Sam Peckinpah and James Caan
depiction of private intelligence contractors
originalLanguage English
producer Martin Baum NERFINISHED
productionCompany United Artists NERFINISHED
releaseDate December 1975
releaseYear 1975
runtimeMinutes 122
screenwriter Marc Norman NERFINISHED
Stirling Silliphant NERFINISHED
setInPeriod contemporary 1970s
soundMix Mono NERFINISHED
starring Arthur Hill NERFINISHED
Bo Hopkins NERFINISHED
Burt Young NERFINISHED
Gig Young NERFINISHED
James Caan NERFINISHED
Mako NERFINISHED
Robert Duvall NERFINISHED

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Philip H. Lathrop notableWork The Killer Elite
Bo Hopkins notableWork The Killer Elite
Joseph F. Biroc workedOn The Killer Elite