Eiger Sanction, The

Eiger Sanction, The

1975

Former government assassin Jonathan Hemlock (Clint Eastwood) now devotes his time to teaching and collecting paintings, but his quiet life is interrupted when he is persuaded by his former employers work for them again. Hemlock has to join a crew of explorers (George Kennedy, Jack Cassidy) on a trip up the Eiger, a treacherous Swiss mountain. Hemlock must simultaneously determine which of his fellow climbers is a Soviet spy, kill his target and scale the deadly peak.

HIS LIFELINE - held by the assassin he hunted.

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62
Good

Film Detail

Genre
Action - Crime
Length
2 hrs. 10 mins.
US Theatrical Release
May 21, 1975
US Box Office
$14,200,000 (#3906 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Movies Anywhere Movies Anywhere
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.35:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Universal Studios
Released
November 10, 2015
Acquired Date
January 13, 2023
Times Seen
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Last Watched
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Actors

Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
George Kennedy
George Kennedy
Vonetta McGee
Vonetta McGee
Jack Cassidy
Jack Cassidy
Heidi Brühl
Heidi Brühl
Thayer David
Thayer David
Reiner Schöne
Reiner Schöne
Michael Grimm
Michael Grimm
Gregory Walcott
Gregory Walcott
Jack Kosslyn
Jack Kosslyn

Directors

Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood

Producers

Robert Daley
Robert Daley

Writers

Hal Dresner
Hal Dresner
Warren Murphy
Warren Murphy
Rod Whitaker
Rod Whitaker

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User Reviews

Ratings

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RT Fresh
67%
Tomatometer
21 votes
RT Stale
54%
Popcornmeter
287 votes
METASCORE
61
5 votes
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
23,154 votes

Additional Info

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