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The Eiger Sanction ()

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Classical art professor and collector Dr. Jonathan Hemlock, who doubles as a professional assassin, is coerced out of retirement to avenge the murder of an old friend.
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Jonathan Hemlock
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Ben Bowman
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Jemima Brown
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Miles Mellough
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Mrs. Montaigne (as Heidi Bruhl)
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Dragon
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Freytag (as Reiner Schoene)
Michael Grimm ...
Meyer
Jean-Pierre Bernard ...
Montaigne
Brenda Venus ...
George
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Pope
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Art Student
Elaine Shore ...
Miss Cerberus
Dan Howard ...
Dewayne
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Reporter
Walter Kraus ...
Kruger
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Wormwood
Siegfried Wallach ...
Hotel Manager
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Buns (as Susan Morgan)
Jack Frey ...
Cab Driver

Directed by

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Clint Eastwood ... (directed by)

Written by

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Hal Dresner ... (screenplay by) &
Warren Murphy ... (screenplay by) (as Warren B. Murphy) &
Rod Whitaker ... (screenplay by)
 
Rod Whitaker ... (based on the novel by) (as Trevanian)

Produced by

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David Brown ... executive producer
Robert Daley ... producer (produced by)
Richard D. Zanuck ... executive producer

Music by

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John Williams ... (music)

Cinematography by

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Frank Stanley ... director of photography
William N. Clark ... (uncredited)

Editing by

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Ferris Webster ... film editor

Editorial Department

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Richard C. Meyer ... assistant editor: United States (as Richard Meyer)
Roberto Silvi ... assistant editor: Switzerland

Makeup Department

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Janis Clark ... hairstylist: United States (as Janice Clark)
Joe McKinney ... makeup artist
Agnese Panarotto ... hairstylist: Switzerland

Production Management

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Mario Pisani ... unit manager: Switzerland
Fred R. Simpson ... unit production manager: United States (as Fred Simpson)
Wallace Worsley Jr. ... unit production manager: Switzerland (as Wallace Worsley)
Charles Clement ... post production operations head (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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James Fargo ... first assistant director (as Jim Fargo)
Craig Huston ... second assistant director: United States
Victor Tourjansky ... second assistant director: Switzerland

Art Department

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Larry Clark Bird ... property master: United States (as Larry Bird)
Joe Chevalier ... property master: Switzerland
Aurelio Crugnola ... art director: Switzerland
John M. Dwyer ... set decorations-United States (as John Dwyer)
George C. Webb ... art director: United States (as George Webb)

Sound Department

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James R. Alexander ... sound
Robert L. Hoyt ... sound rerecording (as Robert Hoyt)
Roger Heman Jr. ... re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Earl Madery ... re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Dennis C. Salcedo ... optical sound recordist (uncredited)
Roger Sword ... sound editor (uncredited)

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Ben McMahan ... special effects (as Ben Mc Mahan)

Stunts

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Bill Couch ... stunts (uncredited)
Dick Dial ... stunts (uncredited)
Orwin C. Harvey ... stunts (uncredited)
Carey Loftin ... stunts (uncredited)
George Orrison ... stunt double: Clint Eastwood (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited)
Buddy Van Horn ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Marion Ball Jr. ... grip
Buddy Bowles ... gaffer (as Bud Bowles)
Bruce Catlin ... camera assistant
Don Christie ... stillman: United States
William N. Clark ... camera operator (as Bill Clark)
John Cleare ... photographer: mountain sequences
Mike Hoover ... photographer: mountain sequences
Bud Howell ... key grip
Peter Pilafian ... photographer: mountain sequences
Jim Porter ... best boy
J.J. Rayman ... stillman: Switzerland
Frank Redmond ... camera assistant
Tim Ryan ... second grip
Jeff Schoolfield ... photographer: mountain sequences
Pete White ... photographer: mountain sequences

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Frank Balchus ... wardrobe man: Switzerland
Sheila Mason ... wardrobe woman: United States
Bona Nasalli-Rocca ... wardrobe woman: Switzerland
Nefte Riccò ... seamstress (as Nefte Ricco)
Charles Waldo ... wardrobe designer
Glenn Wright ... costume supervisor

Music Department

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Robert Bain ... musician: guitar (uncredited)
Arnold Belnick ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Bob Bornstein ... music copyist (uncredited)
Dennis Budimir ... musician: guitar (uncredited)
Thomas R. Buffum ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Larry Bunker ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Alf Clausen ... music copyist (uncredited)
Ronald Cooper ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Don Cristlieb ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Jay Daversa ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Douglas Davis ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Sandy De Crescent ... orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Vince De Rosa ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Chuck Domanico ... musician: fender bass (uncredited)
Assa Drori ... musician: violin (uncredited)
David Duke ... musician: French horn (uncredited)
Earl Dumler ... musician: oboe (uncredited)
John Ellis ... musician: oboe (uncredited)
Gil Falco ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Victor Feldman ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Dominick Fera ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Chuck Findley ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Ralph Grierson ... musician: piano (uncredited)
The Hollywood Studio Symphony ... music performed by (uncredited)
Tommy Johnson ... musician: tuba (uncredited)
Pete Jolly ... musician: accordion (uncredited)
Anatol Kaminsky ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Armand Kaproff ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Dennis Karmazyn ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Milton Kestenbaum ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Jacob Krachmalnick ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Raphael Kramer ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Michael Lang ... musican: piano & keyboards (uncredited)
Sinclair Lott ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Abe Luboff ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Alfred Lustgarten ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Edgar Lustgarten ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Arthur Maebe ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Virginia Majewski ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Jack Marsh ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Lincoln Mayorga ... musician: piano (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Richard Nash ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Ted Nash ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Dan Neufeld ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Erno Neufeld ... musician: violin (uncredited)
John Neufeld ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Richard Perissi ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Bill Perkins ... musician: bari sax (uncredited)
Joe Porcaro ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Dorothy Remsen ... musician: harp (uncredited)
Emil Richards ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Sheldon Sanov ... musician: violin (uncredited)
David Schwartz ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Frederick Seykora ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Haim Shtrum ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Paul Shure ... musician: violin (uncredited)
David Speltz ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Herbert W. Spencer ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Sheridon Stokes ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Tommy Tedesco ... musician: guitar (uncredited)
Milton Thomas ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Robert Tricarico ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Lloyd Ulyate ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Ian Underwood ... musician: piano (uncredited)
Gerald Vinci ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Don Waldrop ... musician: accordion (uncredited)
Ken Watson ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Jerry Williams ... musician: drums (uncredited)
John Williams ... conductor (uncredited) / music producer (uncredited)
Albert Woodbury ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Kenneth Yerke ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Graham Young ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Mary Louise Zeyen ... musician: cello (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Tom Moore ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Art Rimdzius ... transportation captain: United States

Additional Crew

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Martin Boysen ... climber: from the Dougal Haston International School of Mountaineering in Leysin, Switzerland
Bev Clark ... climber: from the Dougal Haston International School of Mountaineering in Leysin, Switzerland
Laura Fattori ... production secretary: Switzerland
Dougal Haston ... climber: from the Dougal Haston International School of Mountaineering in Leysin, Switzerland
David Knowles ... climber: from the Dougal Haston International School of Mountaineering in Leysin, Switzerland
Jack Kosslyn ... dialog coach
Hamish MacInnes ... climber: from Scotland (as Hamish McInnes)
Guy Neithardt ... climber: from the Dougal Haston International School of Mountaineering in Leysin, Switzerland
Carol Rydall ... secretary: The Malpaso Company
Charles Scott ... climber: from the Dougal Haston International School of Mountaineering in Leysin, Switzerland
Robin Demetriou ... cast and crew chef (uncredited)

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Norman Dyhrenfurth ... our grateful appreciation to the climber: leader of expedition
Mike Hoover ... our grateful appreciation to the climber: climbing advisor
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Plot Summary

Dr. Jonathan Hemlock (Clint Eastwood) is an art history professor and collector who finances his hobby by performing the odd sanction (assassination) for an obscure government bureau. He is forced to take a case where he must find out which of the members of a mountain climbing team is the Russian killer he has been given as a target by joining an expedition to climb the treacherous Eiger. Written by John Vogel

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Taglines HIS LIFELINE - held by the assassin he hunted. See more »
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Also Known As
  • La sanction (France)
  • Im Auftrag des Drachen (Germany)
  • Licencia para matar (Spain)
  • Escalado para Morrer (Brazil)
  • Tehtävä Alpeilla (Finland)
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  • 129 min
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Budget $9,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Clint Eastwood did almost all of his own stunts, including the scene where he cuts his safety line over a drop of at least 1,000 feet. The only stunt he did not perform was a 2,500-foot drop, for which a dummy was used. See more »
Goofs In Hemlock's house on the wall over his desk there are pictures of him on various climbs. One of these pictures is of him dangling from the rope by the railway tunnel door at the end of the movie. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck (2013). See more »
Quotes [Hemlock saves Meier from falling off the mountain]
Anderl Meier: You're very good. I have really enjoyed climbing with you.
Dr. Jonathan Hemlock: We'll make it.
Anderl Meier: I don't think so. But we shall continue with style.
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