The Killer Elite
“They protect us from the enemy, but who protects us from them?”
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.
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Cast
41 people
James Caan
Mike Locken
Known for
The Godfather
Misery
Robert Duvall
George Hansen
Known for
The Godfather Part II
Deep Impact
Arthur Hill
Cap Collis
Known for
The Andromeda Strain
Futureworld
Bo Hopkins
Jerome Miller
Known for
Midnight Express
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
Mako
Yuen Chung
Known for
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Samurai Jack
Burt Young
Mac
Known for
Rocky
Once Upon a Time in America
Gig Young
Lawrence Weyburn
Known for
Game of Death
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Tom Clancy
O'Leary
Also in
Backstairs at the White House
The Ghost of Flight 401
Tiana Alexandra
Tommie
Also in
Catch the Heat
Pearl
Walter Kelley
Walter
Known for
Convoy
Men in War
Kate Heflin
Amy
Known for
Mr. Billion
Sondra Blake
Josephine
Known for
Helter Skelter
Max Dugan Returns
Sam Peckinpah Director · Stirling Silliphant Screenplay Marc Norman Screenplay
Worldwide gross $1M · Budget $5M · United States release December 19, 1975
Box office
Budget
$5,000,000
Worldwide gross
$1,000,000
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
United Artists
Production
Persky-Bright Productions
Production
Baum/Dantine Productions
Production
Exeter Associates
Production
Arthur Lewis Productions
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English
Release dates
United States · December 17, 1975
Premiere · New York City
United States · December 19, 1975
Theatrical
Denmark
March 5, 1976 · Theatrical
Germany
April 8, 1976 · Theatrical
Greece
August 18, 1976 · Theatrical
Ireland
June 4, 1976 · Theatrical
Japan
April 24, 1976 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 19, 1975 · Limited theatrical
Spain
August 10, 1976 · Theatrical
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