The Eiger Sanction

Name: The Eiger Sanction
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Released: 1975-05-21
Duration: 2 h 9 min
Rating: 6.40
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Vonetta McGee, Jack Cassidy, George Kennedy

– A classical art professor and collector, who doubles as a professional assassin, is coerced out of r..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.40 / 10

Duration:

2 Hours and 9 Minutes

Release Year:

1975

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.

Styles:

Microfilm, Twist Ending, Surprise Ending, Suspense, Sexy, Rough, Exciting, Suspenseful, Realistic, Serious

Story Timeline:

1970s, 20th Century

Producing Country:

USA

Filming Locations:

Alps, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Europe

Genre:

Crime, Action, Thriller

Editor's Pick for:

Boys' night

The Eiger Sanction (1975) - Trailer

Release Date:

21 May 1975

Language:

English, German

MPAA Content-Rating:

Approved

The Eiger Sanction

Directed by:

Clint Eastwood

Story Written By:

Rod Whitaker, Warren Murphy, Hal Dresner

Main Actors:

Clint Eastwood, Vonetta McGee, Jack Cassidy, George Kennedy

Plot:

Jonathan Hemlock is an art history professor and collector who finances his hobby by performing the odd sanction (assassination) for an obscure government bureau. He is forced to take a case where he must find out which of the members of a mountain climbing team is the Russian killer he has been given as a target by joining an expedition to climb the treacherous Eiger.

Production Company:

Universal Pictures

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.4/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

73%

Metacritic:

61%