The Eiger Sanction
Clint Eastwood both directed and starred in this thriller based on a novel by Trevanian. Dr. Jonathan Hemlock (Eastwood) is a professor of art history who formerly had a deadly secret life; he was a hired assassin working with an international intelligence organisation.
Critic Reviews:
- " Along with Joe Kidd, the most underrated of Eastwood's '70s output. " – Matt Brunson
- " I enjoy this sort of film largely because it is too remote from life to make any emotional point of contact in the mind. " – Kenneth Robinson
- " Clint Eastwood's mountain-climbing spy thriller is surprisingly effective, even by today's standards. " – Jeffrey M. Anderson