The Eiger Sanction
Action, Thriller
Universal Studios  (1975) 123 mins R

6.2 (4,042 votes)
Clint Eastwood directs and stars in this international intrigue action thriller that takes place on the Swiss Alps.
Hemlock, a retired professional assassin (Eastwood), who has turned toward the calmer pursuit of art collection, is suddenly forced out of retirement to hunt a deadly double agent who murdered a close friend. The hunt takes Eastwood on a breathtaking journey up the Swiss Alps with a team of mountain climbers--one of whom is the man he seeks, though his identity is as yet unknown....

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Cast and Crew
Clint Eastwood  ......  Dr. Jonathan Hemlock
George Kennedy  ......  Ben Bowman
Vonetta McGee  ......  Jemima Brown
Jack Cassidy  ......  Miles Mellough
Heidi Brühl  ......  Mrs. Anna Montaigne
Thayer David  ......  Dragon
Director  .....  Clint Eastwood
Producer  .....  Robert Daley
Writer  .....  Rod Whitaker; Hal Dresner; Warren B. Murphy
Notes
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: On the practice/training climb on the rock column in Monument Valley, Hemlock is shown climbing 'up' and using existing anchor points, yet it is claimed that no one has climbed the formation before. (more)

Trivia:
One climber, David Knowles was killed by a boulder on the second day of shooting. Clint Eastwood had been in the same position just minutes earlier. (more)

Filming Locations:
Carmel, California, USA (more)

Quotes:
Dragon: [laughing] A joke... a bitter Hemlock. (more)