Dr. Jonathan Hemlock is a professor of art and expert mountaineer.He's also a long retired government assassin.There are two more "sanctions", or assassinations waiting for him.His boss, Dragon, an albinistic ex-Nazi who's kept alive by blood transfusions wants Hemlock to sanction two men responsible for the death of another government agent.He takes the job after he finds out the killed agent was his friend.His second target is an international climbing team about to ascend the north face of the Eiger in Switzerland.He must kill one of the mountain climbers, but it's not knows which one.Hemlock trains in Arizona at a mountain resort run by a friend, Ben Bowman.To get in shape, he must take lessons from a Native American woman called George.There's also another woman involved, an agency courier called Jemina Brown.She's used to seduce and betray Hemlock.The Eiger Sanction (1975) is a Clint Eastwood thriller.It's based on Rod Whitaker's novel.Eastwood also plays the lead, and he does a great job.George Kennedy acts with Clint for the second time playing Ben Bowman.Vonetta McGee plays Jemina Brown.Jack Cassidy is an enemy called Miles Mellough.Heidi Brühl is Mrs. Anna Montaigne.Thayer David portrays Dragon.Climbers Karl Freytag and Anderl Meyer are portrayed by Reiner Schöne and Michael Grimm.Brenda Venus is George.Gregory Walcott, known from four Eastwood films, portrays Pope.There are pretty many thrilling moments in this movie, especially at the Swiss Alps.There's the fear of falling down the mountain.It's quite funny when Jonathan trains with George at the Monument Valley.When he feels he can't go on anymore, George shows him her boobs.It's amazing to know that Eastwood did his own stunts.So it's Clint you see climbing up the mountain, not some stuntman.Not the very best Eastwood, but still a nice ride.
Review of The Eiger Sanction
