The Killer Elite

IMDb 5.7 1975 • 122 min • CrimeActionThriller

Director

Sam Peckinpah

Country

US

Plot 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.

Top Cast

James Caan
James Caan Mike Locken
Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall George Hansen
Arthur Hill
Arthur Hill Cap Collis
Bo Hopkins
Bo Hopkins Jerome Miller
Mako
Mako Yuen Chung