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The Eiger Sanction Movie Review Summary

Actors: Clint Eastwood, George Kennedy, Vonetta McGee, Jack Cassidy

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Clint Eastwood plays a spy who climbs a tall mountain to find another spy. He also beds a black lady named Jemima (this was a 70's movie).
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The review of this Movie prepared by Stan




THE EIGER SANCTION is a movie directed by Clint Eastwood in 1975.

Dr. Jonathan Hemlock is a teacher with a passion for paintings. In order to finance his expensive hobby, he works as a hitman for a governmental bureau. His last job is to discover the murderer of one of his colleagues amidst the members of an international climbing expedition. Everybody will have a hard time on the Eiger's north face.
The review of this Movie prepared by Daniel Staebler



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Plot & Themes

Composition of Book Actual chase scenes or violence 25%Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives 50%Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 25% Time/Era of Movie:    -   1960's-1970's Spying & Terrorists    -   Yes Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:    -   finding a spy/saboteur    -   finding an assassin Wilderness adventure    -   Yes Plotlets:    -   climbing tall mountain

Main Character

Identity:    -   Male Profession/status:    -   spy    -   teacher/professor Age:    -   20's-30's    -   40's-50's Ethnicity/Nationality    -   White (American)

Setting

Europe    -   Yes European country:    -   Switzerland Mountains/Cliffs    -   Yes Mountains:    -   falling off    -   climbing with ropes Misc setting    -   resort/hotel

Writing Style

Accounts of torture and death?    -   moderately messy visuals of dead Sex/nudity in movie?    -   Yes What kind of sex:    -   kissing    -   seeing breasts    -   sex under blankets Kind of violence:    -   guns    -   knives Unusual forms of death    -   dropped from large heights    -   perforation--bullets    -   perforation--swords/knives Is this movie based on a    -   book

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