The Killer Elite
“They protect us from the enemy, but who protects us from them?”
1975 · 2 h 2 min
Directed by 
Sam Peckinpah
Sam PeckinpahCast
Cast not recorded here
Plot
A freelance spy is wounded by his double-crossing partner and recovers to hunt him down.
Sinekatalog’s take
Sam Peckinpah's thriller is rough and messy, with James Caan and Robert Duvall and a famous ninja finale.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 5.9 / 10 (8,507 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.