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The Eiger Sanction (film)
Overview
The Eiger Sanction is a 1975 American action
thriller based on the novel The Eiger Sanction
by Trevanian
, a pseudonym for the American author, Dr. Rodney William Whitaker. The film was directed by Clint Eastwood
, who also starred as Dr. Jonathan Hemlock.
Dr. Jonathan Hemlock, art professor and mountaineer, is a retired government assassin called on to return to work for two more "sanctions," a euphemism for officially approved killings.
Action film
Action film is a film genre where one or more heroes is thrust into a series of challenges that require physical feats, extended fights and frenetic chases...
thriller based on the novel The Eiger Sanction
The Eiger Sanction
The Eiger Sanction is a 1972 thriller novel by Rodney William Whitaker, written under the pseudonym Trevanian. The story was made into a film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood in 1975.Whitaker wrote a sequel entitled The Loo Sanction....
by Trevanian
Trevanian
Rodney William Whitaker was an American film scholar and writer who wrote several successful novels under the pen name Trevanian. Whitaker also published works as Nicholas Seare, Beñat Le Cagot and Edoard Moran...
, a pseudonym for the American author, Dr. Rodney William Whitaker. The film was directed by Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Clinton "Clint" Eastwood, Jr. is an American film actor, director, producer, composer and politician. Eastwood first came to prominence as a supporting cast member in the TV series Rawhide...
, who also starred as Dr. Jonathan Hemlock.
Dr. Jonathan Hemlock, art professor and mountaineer, is a retired government assassin called on to return to work for two more "sanctions," a euphemism for officially approved killings.
