The Killer Elite

"They protect us from the enemy, but who protects us from them?"

Dec 19 1975 PG 2h 2m
Action, Crime, Thriller

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.

Plot

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

Marc Norman, Stirling Silliphant, Robert Syd Hopkins

Directed by

Sam Peckinpah

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Arthur Lewis Productions, Exeter Associates, Baum/Dantine Productions, Persky-Bright Productions, United Artists

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
7,650
Average Rating
6 out of 10
Metascore
57
Popularity
NA