"HIS LIFELINE - held by the assassin he hunted."

1975

2h 9m

6.1(418 votes)

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Overview

A classical art professor and collector, who doubles as a professional assassin, is coerced out of retirement to avenge the murder of an old friend.

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20 members

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Clint Eastwood

Jonathan Hemlock

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George Kennedy

Ben Bowman

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Vonetta McGee

Jemima Brown

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Jack Cassidy

Miles Mellough

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Heidi Brühl

Mrs. Montaigne

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Thayer David

Dragon

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Reiner Schöne

Freytag

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Michael Grimm

Meyer

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Jean-Pierre Bernard

Montaigne

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Brenda Venus

George

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Gregory Walcott

Pope

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Candice Rialson

Art Student

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Elaine Shore

Miss Cerberus

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Dan Howard

Dewayne

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Jack Kosslyn

Reporter

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Walter Kraus

Kruger

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Frank Redman

Wormwood

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Siegfried Wallach

Hotel Manager

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Susan Morgan Cooper

Buns

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Jack Frey

Cab Driver

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