The Eiger Sanction
“HIS LIFELINE - held by the assassin he hunted.”
A classical art professor and collector, who doubles as a professional assassin, is coerced out of retirement to avenge the murder of an old friend.
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Cast
20 people
Clint Eastwood
Jonathan Hemlock
Known for
Gran Torino
Million Dollar Baby
George Kennedy
Ben Bowman
Known for
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Cool Hand Luke
Vonetta McGee
Jemima Brown
Known for
Blacula
Shaft in Africa
Jack Cassidy
Miles Mellough
Known for
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
Heidi Brühl
Mrs. Montaigne
Also in
Captain Sindbad
Frühling auf Immenhof
Thayer David
Dragon
Known for
Rocky
Dark Shadows
Reiner Schöne
Freytag
Known for
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Return of Sabata
Michael Grimm
Meyer
Also in
Alpha Alpha
Jonathan
Jean-Pierre Bernard
Montaigne
Also in
Richelieu
Les Habits noirs
Brenda Venus
George
Known for
Deathsport
Gregory Walcott
Pope
Known for
Plan 9 from Outer Space
The Sugarland Express
Candice Rialson
Art Student
Also in
Hollywood Boulevard
Pets
Clint Eastwood Director · Hal Dresner Screenplay Warren Murphy Screenplay
Worldwide gross $14M · Budget $9M · United States release May 21, 1975
Box office
Budget
$9,000,000
Worldwide gross
$14,200,000
Gross vs. budget
1.6×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Malpaso Productions
Production
Jennings Lang
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Denmark · May 21, 1975
Physical
United States · May 21, 1975
Theatrical
Australia
June 1, 1975 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 21, 1975 · Theatrical
Finland
May 21, 1975 · Physical
France
July 16, 1975 · Theatrical
Germany
August 21, 1975 · Theatrical
Greece
September 28, 1975 · Theatrical
Ireland
October 24, 1975 · Theatrical
Japan
October 31, 1975 · Theatrical
Sweden
May 21, 1975 · TV
United Kingdom
August 21, 1975 · Theatrical
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