The Eiger Sanction (1975)

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The Eiger Sanction
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Cast	Jean-Pierre Bernard, Heidi Bruhl, Jack Cassidy, Thayer David, Michael Grimm, Clint Eastwood, George Kennedy, Vonetta McGee, Candice Rialson, Gregory Walcott and John Williams
Theatrical Release	May 21, 1975
DVD Release	December 15, 1998
Running Time	129 minutes
MPAA Rating	R (Restricted)
UPC Code	025192044229
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Average user review:

(39 reviews)

5-star movie, but...

Great movie, one of my favorites. Clint is always enjoyable in these roles.

The DVD has one annoying aspect, however, common to many DVDs produced before the era of HD -- when viewed on an HD player or up-converting DVD unit via Component or HDMI inputs, the movie is presented as letterbox inside of a 4:3 format. On a wide screen HDTV this means that the picture is significantly inset and does not fill the screen. A nit-picky issue, to be sure, but most annoying in the era of big, wide-screen HD.

If they ever reissue this title, I hope they redefine the format to be true wide-screen. June 28, 2008

Eiger Sanction
Excellent movie. Authentic climbing sequences are unusual for a movie. One of my all-time 20 favorite movies. January 21, 2008

An Eastwood classic
Truly a classic: groundbreaking (at the time) climbing footage, suspense, and more one liners than any other Eastwood film. If you're an Eastwood fan who hasn't seen this film (and a surprising number probably haven't) then do yourself a favor and add it to your cart right now; you won't be disappointed. December 11, 2007

Forgotten Eastwood film that also stars George Kennedy
Simple plot but a nice change of pace considering his path of Westerns and soon to be string of Dirty Harry cop films, Eastwood is every bit his own man in this mountain climbing adventure. The film is based on a novel by Trevanian, and surrounds the story of a man sent with 3 other climbers. He is blackmailed to execute one of them while climbing with them in the Swiss Alps. Stormy weather, icy conditions and that brutal devil called gravity also prove not to be Jonathan Hemlock's friend. Eastwood plays the part of Hemlock and does so quite convincingly, but not only that this is a gem in which it was also directed by Eastwood himself! The drama that unfolds on the climb in the alps is nothing short of spectacular, and this is definitely a must see for Eastwood fans of a younger generation of his films that might have missed it the first time. July 30, 2007

eiger
This product was delivered to us in good condition. I am sorry for not getting back to you regarding this file The Eiger Sanction, there was an illness in the family. Thank you for sending it to us - my son really enjoyed the movie and so did I.

Have a good summer. May 14, 2007

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