---
title: 'The Eiger Sanction (1975)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Clint Eastwood'
released: '1975-05-21'
runtime_minutes: 118
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-eiger-sanction-1975'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072926/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Eiger Sanction (1975)

1975 · R · 118 min · Action, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

The Eiger Sanction is a 1975 American action film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. Based on the 1972 novel The Eiger Sanction by Trevanian, the film is about Jonathan Hemlock, an art history professor, mountain climber, and former assassin once employed by a secret government agency, who is blackmailed into returning to his deadly profession for one last mission.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Clint Eastwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/clint-eastwood)
- **Screenplay:** [Trevanian](https://cinepixo.com/people/trevanian), [Warren Murphy](https://cinepixo.com/people/warren-murphy), [Hal Dresner](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-dresner)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-williams-2)
- **Producer:** [David Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-brown), [Robert Daley](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-daley), [Richard D. Zanuck](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-d-zanuck)
- **Director of Photography:** [Frank Stanley](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-stanley)
- **Editor:** [Ferris Webster](https://cinepixo.com/people/ferris-webster)

## Cast

- [Vonetta McGee](https://cinepixo.com/people/vonetta-mcgee)
- [Michael A. Grimm](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-a-grimm)
- [Gregory Walcott](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-walcott)
- [Clint Eastwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/clint-eastwood)
- [Reiner Schöne](https://cinepixo.com/people/reiner-schone)
- [George Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-kennedy)
- [Brenda Venus](https://cinepixo.com/people/brenda-venus)
- [Jack Cassidy](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-cassidy)
- [Heidi Brühl](https://cinepixo.com/people/heidi-bruhl)
- [Jean-Pierre Bernard](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-bernard)
- [Thayer David](https://cinepixo.com/people/thayer-david)

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