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The Killer Elite

film by Peckinpah [1975]
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The Killer Elite is a 1975 American action film directed by Sam Peckinpah. The movie stars James Caan as a CIA agent who is betrayed by his partner, played by Robert Duvall. After surviving a severe injury, the agent undergoes intense martial arts training to exact revenge on his former partner and his cartel of assassins.1

Peckinpah was known for his ultraviolent yet lyrical films that explored morality and identity. While The Killer Elite was not as critically acclaimed as some of his other works, such as The Wild Bunch, it fits within his characteristic style of gritty action and revenge narratives.12

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