The Killer Elite (1975)

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PG
2h 2min
Action, Crime
19 Dec 1975 (USA)
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Mike Locken, who works for a private security firm affiliated with the C.I.A., is betrayed by his partner and left apparently crippled for life.

Director:

Sam Peckinpah

Writers:

Marc Norman, Stirling Silliphant, Robert Syd Hopkins

Stars:

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	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-Silliphant	...	Tommie (as Tiana)
	Walter Kelley	...	Walter
	Kate Heflin	...	Amy
	Sondra Blake	...	Josephine
	Carole Mallory	...	Rita
	James Wing Woo	...	Tao Yi
	George Cheung	...	Bruce (as George Kee Cheung)
	Hank Hamilton	...	Hank
	Victor Sen Yung	...	Wei Chi (as Victor Sen Young)
	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 (as Tom Bush)
	Matthew Peckinpah	...	Mat
	Eddy Donno	...	Fake Officer (as Eddie Donno)
	Kim Kahana	...	Association Guard
	Eddie White	...	Security Policeman (as Edward R. White)
	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
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Uschi Digard	...	Girl at Party (uncredited)
	Andy Epper	...	Gunman (uncredited)
	Bob Harks	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
	Gerald Okamura	...	Airport thug (uncredited)

Directed by

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Sam Peckinpah

Written by

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Marc Norman	...	(screenplay) and
Stirling Silliphant	...	(screenplay)

Robert Syd Hopkins	...	(novel "Monkey in the Middle") (as Robert Rostand)

Produced by

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Martin Baum	...	producer
Helmut Dantine	...	executive producer
Arthur Lewis	...	producer

Music by

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Jerry Fielding

Cinematography by

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Philip H. Lathrop

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director of photography (as Philip Lathrop)

Editing by

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Tony de Zarraga	...	(as Tony De Zarraga)
Monte Hellman

Editorial Department

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Margo Anderson	...	assistant editor
Garth Craven	...	supervising editor
Gordon Davidson	...	assistant editor
A. David Marshall	...	assistant editor (as David Marshall)
Sergio Ortega	...	assistant editor
Robert Pergament	...	assistant editor

Casting By

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Jane Feinberg
Mike Fenton

Production Design by

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Ted Haworth

Set Decoration by

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Rick Gentz

Costume Design by

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Ray Summers

Makeup Department

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Kathryn Blondell	...	hair stylist (as Kathy Blondell)
Jack Petty	...	makeup artist
Jack Wilson	...	makeup artist
Elaine Bowerbank	...	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

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William Davidson

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production manager (as Bill Davidson)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Newt Arnold	...	first assistant director (as Newton Arnold)
Jim Bloom	...	second assistant director
Clifford C. Coleman	...	first assistant director: second unit (as Cliff Coleman)
Frank Kowalski	...	second unit director
Ron Wright	...	second assistant director

Art Department

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Ron Hobbs	...	assistant art director
John La Salandra	...	construction coordinator (as John Lasalandra)
Robert J. Visciglia Sr.	...	property master (as Robert J. Visciglia)
Douglas Freeman	...	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Fred J. Brown	...	sound editor (as Fred Brown)
Stephen Halbert	...	boom operator
Richard Portman	...	sound re-recordist
Charles M. Wilborn	...	sound mixer
Samuel C. Crutcher	...	assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Don MacDougall	...	re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Sass Bedig

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special effects

Stunts

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Whitey Hughes	...	stunt supervisor
Larry Wikel	...	stunts
Johnnie Burrell	...	stunts (uncredited)
William H. Burton	...	stunts (uncredited)
April Castro	...	stunts (uncredited)
June Castro	...	stunts (uncredited)
May Castro	...	stunts (uncredited)
George Cheung	...	stunts (uncredited)
Gary Combs	...	stunts (uncredited)
Eddy Donno	...	stunts (uncredited)
Andy Epper	...	stunts (uncredited)
Emil Farkas	...	stunts (uncredited)
Lance Fisher	...	stunts (uncredited)
Brian Kula Fung	...	stunts (uncredited)
Dennis Gee	...	stunts (uncredited)
Lowell James Gerry Sr.	...	stunt player (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited)
Hank Hamilton	...	stunts (uncredited)
Sam Hiona	...	stunts (uncredited)
Lee Howard	...	stunts (uncredited)
Dan Inosanto	...	stunts (uncredited)
Gray Johnson	...	stunts (uncredited)
Kim Kahana	...	stunts (uncredited)
Tak Kubota	...	stunts (uncredited)
Cherry Lau	...	stunts (uncredited)
Gene LeBell	...	martial arts advisor (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited)
Eric Lee	...	stunts (uncredited)
Teresita M. Luz	...	stunts (uncredited)
Gerald Okamura	...	stunts (uncredited)
Brandon Pender	...	stunts (uncredited)
Raymond Solis	...	stunts (uncredited)
Simon Tam	...	stunts (uncredited)
Wilfred Tsang	...	stunts (uncredited)
Werner Venetz	...	stunts (uncredited)
Leo Whang	...	stunts (uncredited)
James Wing Woo	...	stunts (uncredited)
Kuo Lien Ying	...	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Frank M. Holgate	...	camera operator (as Frank Holgate)
Bill Johnson	...	camera operator
Wilbur Kinnett	...	gaffer (as Wilbur Kinett)
Carl Manoogian	...	key grip
Frank Thackery	...	camera operator (as Frank Thackeray)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Carol Brown	...	costumer
Kent James	...	costumer

Music Department

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Dan Carlin Sr.	...	music editor (as Dan Carlin)
Vince De Rosa	...	musician: french horn (uncredited)
Tommy Johnson	...	musician: tuba (uncredited)
Greig McRitchie	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Lennie Niehaus	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Dorothy Remsen	...	musician: harp (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio	...	musician: flute (uncredited)
Dan Wallin	...	score mixer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Frank Kowalski	...	script supervisor
Ray Quiroz	...	script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Joan Arnold	...	production secretary
Katherine Haber	...	production assistant to director
Janet Healy	...	production assistant
Walter Kelley	...	dialogue director
Burke Mattsson	...	title sequence: MGM
Charles Milhaupt	...	production assistant
Charles Titone	...	production assistant
Yannoulla Wakefield	...	production coordinator
Rick Braverman	...	production assistant (uncredited)

Crew believed to be complete

Production Companies

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Distributors

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United Artists (1975) (United States) (theatrical)
United Artists (1975) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
United Artists (1976) (Italy) (theatrical)
Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1976) (Norway) (theatrical)
United Artists (1976) (Finland) (theatrical)
United Artists (1976) (Japan) (theatrical)
United Artists (1976) (Sweden) (theatrical)
United Artists (1976) (West Germany) (theatrical)
CBS (1977) (United States) (tv)
Key Video (1984) (United States) (VHS)
Warner Home Video (1983) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
Warner Home Video (1984) (West Germany) (VHS)
Audio Visual Enterprises (1986) (Greece) (VHS)
MGM Home Entertainment (1988) (United States) (VHS)
Golden Gate Vision (West Germany) (VHS)
TV3 (1988) (Finland) (tv)
Image Entertainment (1991) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
MGM Home Entertainment (1994) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
MGM Home Entertainment (1996) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1998) (Finland) (tv)
MGM Home Entertainment (1999) (United States) (DVD)
TGG Direct (2010) (United States) (DVD)
MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
Twilight Time (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray)
NSM Records (2017) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
Scorpion Releasing (2020) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Rank Filmes de Portugal (1977) (Portugal) (theatrical)
United Artists (A-Asia) (1976) (Australia) (theatrical)
Warner Home Video (1985) (Australia) (video)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Double Dee Service Company (production services)
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
Panavision (filmed in)
DeLuxe Laboratories (color)

Storyline

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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 C.I.A., and while he's 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 become mobile again. For revenge as much as anything else, Mike goes after his ex-friend. Written by John Vogel Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	woman-wears-a-g-string begins-with-text one-breast-exposed intensive-care-unit body-guard See All (302) »
Taglines	MEN WANTED. Private company with C.I.A. contract seeks men willing to risk life. Perfect physical condition. Experience with weaponry, incendiaries, Karate/Judo. No loyalties. No dependents. Long career doubtful. See more »
Genres	Action Crime Thriller
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:16 Australia:M Canada:R (British Columbia) Canada:R (Ontario) Canada:14A (video rating) Finland:K-16 Finland:K-18 France:Tous publics Iceland:16 Italy:VM18 Netherlands:12 New Zealand:R16 Norway:15 (DVD rating) Norway:16 (cinema rating) Sweden:15 United Kingdom:X United Kingdom:15 (video) United Kingdom:18 (video) United States:PG West Germany:16 (f)

Additional Details

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Also Known As	Killer Elite (Japan, English title) Tueur d'élite (France) Los aristócratas del crimen (Spain) Assassinos de Elite (Brazil) Tappajaryhmä (Finland) See more »
Runtime	122 min
Country	United States
Language	English Mandarin
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono
Filming Locations	Sausalito, California, USA See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	In 1977, James Caan said he only did the film because his advisers told him to work with Sam Peckinpah, and he rated it a zero on a scale to ten. See more »
Goofs	The opening disclaimer mentions an interview with character Lawrence Weyburn that took place on September 31, 1975. There are only 30 days in September, so this is likely an indication that this is not a disclaimer at all. See more »
Movie Connections	Edited into The Green Fog (2017). See more »
Soundtracks	Ramona See more »
Crazy Credits	This film is a work of fiction. There is no company called Communications Integrity NOR ComTeg and the thought the C.I.A. might employ such an organization for any purpose is, of course, preposterous. See more »
Quotes	George Hansen: You just retired, Mike. Enjoy it. See more »

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