Story Line
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.
“HIS LIFELINE - held by the assassin he hunted.”
Top Cast
Clint Eastwood
Jonathan Hemlock
George Kennedy
Ben Bowman
Vonetta McGee
Jemima Brown
Jack Cassidy
Miles Mellough
Heidi Brühl
Mrs. Montaigne
Thayer David
Dragon
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Rating
6.1/ 10
Release Date
1975-05-21
Runtime
2h 9m
Genres
ActionAdventureDrama
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User Reviews (4)
Wuchak
7/10
•10/10/2021_**Dirty Harry climbs a mountain**_
An American art professor (Clint Eastwood) is coerced back into his former occupation as a government assassin for a couple final hits before retirement. One of the gigs involves an international climb of The Ei...
r96sk
7/10
•1/28/2022Strong start, limp finish.
I enjoyed the spy elements to <em>'The Eiger Sanction'</em>, sure it's a bit cheesy and could feel like a <a href="https://letterboxd.com/films/in/james-bond-collection/by/release-earliest/size/large/" rel="nofollow">Bon...
CinemaSerf
6/10
•11/19/2024First things first - remember that when this was made, script writers were not noted for much delicacy when it came to the use of some of the more pejorative of descriptors. At times, indeed, the dialogue is positively puerile. Clint Eastwood is an a...
JPV852
5/10
•6/21/2025Pretty slow espionage thriller that does features solid rock climbing sequences but the story is rather thin and never quite bought Eastwood in the role. Watchable I guess but one of his lesser movies. **2.75/5**