The Killer Elite

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The Killer Elite ★★½ 1975 (PG)

Straight-ahead Peckinpah fare examining friendship and betrayal. Two professional assassins begin as friends but end up stalking each other when they are double-crossed. This minor Peckinpah effort is murky and doesn't have a clear resolution, but is plenty bloody. Lots of Dobermans roam through this picture too. 120m/C VHS, DVD . James Caan, Robert Duvall, Arthur Hill, Gig Young, Burt Young, Mako, Bo Hopkins, Helmut Dantine; D: Sam Peckinpah; W: Marc Norman, Stirling Silliphant; C: Peter Lathrop; M: Jerry Fielding.

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