# The Killer Elite (1975)

> A crippled freelance operative rebuilds himself for a dangerous reckoning with the former friend who betrayed him.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/19797

## Facts

- Runtime: 122 min
- Genres: Crime, Action, Thriller
- Director: Sam Peckinpah
- Cast: James Caan, Robert Duvall, Arthur Hill, Bo Hopkins, Mako, Burt Young, Gig Young, Tom Clancy
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073240/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: kinetic, sardonic, paranoid, retro action night, sam peckinpah retrospective

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