MOVIE · 1975

The Eiger Sanction

ActionAdventureCrimeDramaThriller129 min

Jonathan Hemlock is an art history professor and collector who has also spent years as a professional assassin, and the murder of an old friend forces him out of retirement. Clint Eastwood directs and is Hemlock, a man pulled from the American Southwest into an international assignment that leads to Switzerland and a climbing expedition on the Eiger. To reach his target, he has to join a team of mountaineers and make the ascent knowing the killer may be tied to the group around him. The setup mixes espionage, contract killing, and high-altitude suspense with Hemlock’s double life at the center.