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21 May 1975 (USA) moreTagline:
HIS LIFELINE - held by the assassin he hunted. morePlot:
An classical art professor and collector, who doubles as a professional assassin, is coerced out of retirement to avenge the murder of an old friend. full summary | add synopsisNewsDesk:
(3 articles)
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Another "forgotten" Eastwood that deserves more attention moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 | |
| Reiner Schöne | ... | Karl Freytag (as Reiner Schoene) | |
| Michael Grimm | ... | Anderl Meyer | |
| Jean-Pierre Bernard | ... | Jean-Paul Montaigne | |
| Brenda Venus | ... | George | |
| Gregory Walcott | ... | Pope | |
| Candice Rialson | ... | Art Student | |
| Elaine Shore | ... | Miss Cerberus | |
| Dan Howard | ... | Dewayne | |
| Jack Kosslyn | ... | Reporter |
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Certification:
Iceland:16 | UK:AA (original rating) | Australia:M | Canada:14+ (Ontario) | Brazil:14 | Norway:15 (TV rating) | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1975) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PGFun Stuff
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Clint Eastwood did all of his own stunts, including the scene where he cuts his safety line over a drop of at least one thousand feet. The only stunt he did not perform was a 2500-foot drop, for which a dummy was used. moreGoofs:
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. moreQuotes:
[Bowman watches the climb through his telescope]British Tourist: I say, old boy, are you using your scope? Do you mind if my wife has a peek.
British Tourist's Wife: Darling, tell him we'll pay for it.
British Tourist: We can pay for it, you know.
Ben Bowman: Get out of here. Either of you friggin' vampires ever touch this telescope, you're gonna need surgery to get it out of your ass!
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As a die-hard Clint Eastwood fan you've probably seen this spy/action/thriller already, but for those who only now discover the work of this great director/actor, check it out - it's well worth it.
This film was made in the mid-seventies and it shows in every frame. The decidedly non-political correctness in the scenes with the obviously gay guy, portrayed by Jack Cassidy (whose lapdog is appropriately named "faggot" and has a hilarious scene humping Eastwood's leg); with the Indian girl (Eastwoods laconic snarl "Screw Marlon Brando" is unforgettable); with the "black chick" (says Eastwood to the Afro-American actress Vonetta McGee) might turn off some of today's viewers or bring the film on the map for viewers who have grown up with Rap Music and consider the occasional four-letter word in "8 Mile" already daring.
The story itself is not really important (a classic spy/action thriller with a twist) but the camera direction is superb and Eastwood's well-known love for Jazz music seaps through occasionally. Today's movies are called movies for a reason - they are no longer "films" (like this one), where time is taken to tell a story and explore it in its own leisure fashion.