The Killer Elite

The Killer Elite

122 mins | Crime, Action | Dec. 19, 1975

Mike Locken is one of the principle members of a group of freelance spies. A significant portion of their work is for the C.I.A. 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

122 mins | Crime, Action | Dec. 19, 1975

The Killer Elite
Mike Locken is one of the principle members of a group of freelance spies. A significant portion of their work is for the C.I.A. 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.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers United Artists, Persky-Bright Productions, Baum/Dantine Productions, Exeter Associates, Arthur Lewis Productions
Original title The Killer Elite
Directors Sam Peckinpah
Writers Robert Syd Hopkins, Marc Norman, Stirling Silliphant

Cast

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

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)