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The Eiger Sanction is a 1975 American action film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood.Based on the 1972 novel The Eiger Sanction by Trevanian, the film is about Jonathan Hemlock, an art history professor, mountain climber, and former assassin once employed by a secret government agency, who is blackmailed into returning to his deadly profession for one last mission.
George Harris Kennedy Jr. [1] (February 18, 1925 – February 28, 2016) was an American actor who appeared in more than 100 film and television productions. He played "Dragline" in Cool Hand Luke (1967), winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the role and being nominated for the corresponding Golden Globe.
In 2003, Eastwood directed an ensemble cast, including Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, and Laura Linney, in Mystic River. [10] For their performances, Penn and Robbins respectively won Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, making Mystic River the first film to win both categories since Ben Hur in 1959 ...
The Eiger Sanction: 1975: George: The Legend of Valentino: 1975: Constance Carr: TV movie Against a Crooked Sky: 1975: Ashkea: ... The cast also included members of ...
Thayer David (born David Thayer Hersey; March 4, 1927 – July 17, 1978) was an American film, stage, and television actor.He was best known for his work on the ABC serial Dark Shadows (1966–1971), as Dragon, the Albino ex-Nazi Director of C-2 in The Eiger Sanction (1975) and as the fight promoter Miles Jergens in Rocky (1976).
The Eiger Sanction may refer to The Eiger Sanction (novel) , a 1972 thriller novel by Trevanian, the pen name of Rodney William Whitaker The Eiger Sanction (film) , the 1975 film adaptation of Trevanian's novel
Rialson had a small role in The Eiger Sanction (1975) as an art student in college who volunteers to do anything for her professor, played by Clint Eastwood, in return for a good grade. She returned to New World to star in Summer School Teachers (1975), also produced by Julie Corman. "Candice was a rare combination," said Corman later.
The Eiger Sanction is a 1972 thriller novel by Trevanian, the pen name of Rodney William Whitaker. [1] The story is about a classical art professor and collector who doubles as a professional assassin, and who is coerced out of retirement to avenge the murder of an American agent.