Clint Eastwood directs and stars in this international intrigue action thriller that takes place on the Swiss Alps. Hemlock, a retired professional assassin (Eastwood), who has turned toward the calmer pursuit of art collection, is suddenly forced out of retirement to hunt a deadly double agent who murdered a close friend. The hunt takes Eastwood on a breathtaking journey up the Swiss Alps with a team of mountain climbers--one of whom is the man he seeks, though his identity is as yet unknown.
Synopsis: Jonathan Hemlock is an Art teacher and collector who finances his hobby by performing the odd sanction (assassination) for an obscure government bureau. He is forced to take a case where he must find out which of the members of a mountain climbing team is the Russian killer he has been given as a target by joining an expedition to climb the treacherous Eiger.
Released:
Tue, 12/15/1998
Genres:
Suspense/Thriller
Format Aspect Ratio:
2.35-Super Wide Screen
Resolution:
480x720 LowRez
Audio Format:
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels:
2-Channel Stereo
Actors:
Clint Eastwood - Dr. Jonathan Hemlock
Actors:
George Kennedy - Ben Bowman
Actors:
Vonetta McGee - Jemima Brown
Actors:
Jack Cassidy - Miles Mellough
Actors:
Heidi Br?hl - Mrs. Anna Montaigne
Actors:
Thayer David - Dragon
Actors:
Raynor Scheine - Karl Freytag
Actors:
Michael Grimm - Andrew Meyer
Actors:
Jean-Pierre Bernard - Jean-Paul Montaigne
Actors:
Brenda Venus - George
Actors:
Gregory Walcott - Pope
Actors:
Candice Rialson - Art Student
Actors:
Elaine Shore - Miss Cerberus
Actors:
Dan Howard - Dewayne
Actors:
Jack Kosslyn - Reporter
Actors:
Walter Kraus - Kruger
Actors:
Frank Redmond - Wormwood/Henri Bach
Actors:
Siegfried Wallach - Hotel Manager
Actors:
Susan Morgan - Buns
Actors:
Jack Frey - Cab Driver
