Movie
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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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
Cast, crew and production details
About The Killer Elite
Cast
James CaanMike Locken
Robert DuvallGeorge Hansen
Arthur HillCap Collis
Bo HopkinsJerome Miller
MakoYuen Chung
Burt YoungMac
Gig YoungLawrence Weyburn
Tom ClancyO'LearyCredits
- Directed by
- Sam Peckinpah
- Written by
- Stirling Silliphant, Marc Norman, Robert Syd Hopkins
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $5M
- Box office
- $1M
Production
United ArtistsUnited States- Persky-Bright Productions
- Baum/Dantine Productions
- Exeter Associates
- Arthur Lewis Productions
Themes
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