The Eiger Sanction is a movie directed by Clint Eastwood in 1975 and based on the book of the same name by Trevanian, first published in 1972. The movie features Clint Eastwood, George Kennedy, Vonetta McGee, Michael A. Grimm, Jack Cassidy, Heidi Brühl, and others.
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Storyline
Art professor and mountaineer Jonathan Hemlock is a retired government assassin called on to return to work for two more sanctions, a euphemism for officially approved killings. During his career with a secret government agency called C2, Hemlock amassed a private collection of 21 rare masterpiece paintings, paid for from his previous sanctions.
Movie vs Book
Year
1975
Minutes
129
Movie Rate
6.40
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Eiger Sanction
Director: Clint Eastwood
Country: USA
Year: 1975
Length: 2h9m
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Year
1972
Pages
336
Book Rate
8.12
S: Goodreads
Book
The Eiger Sanction
Author: Trevanian
Country: USA
First published in: 1972
Length: 336 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Jonathan Hemlock
User polls & recommendations
“I enjoy picturing the characters in the novel and then later, seeing them on the screen, comparing how they're different.”
CAMILLE PERRI (Writer)
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