Financial analysis of the eiger sanction 1975 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Jonathan hemlock clint eastwood is tired of killing for a living, but the ruthless government agency he works for needs his services again, and theyll use any kind of manipulation they have to in order to get him to take one last job. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Hemlock is given a large amount of money and security for his priceless collection of original paintings, but when he is doublecrossed by government agent jemima brown vonetta mcgee and discovers a loyal army friend of his has been murdered, he agrees to go to switzerland to kill a secret agent that he has been told is one of a team who will. Based on the 1972 novel the eiger sanction, by trevanian, the film is about an art history professor, mountain climber, and former assassin once employed by a secret united states government agency who is blackmailed into returning to his deadly profession and do one more sanction, a euphemism for. The black girl, in a complex ethnic joke, is named jemima brown. Brenda venus, who later published a book of her love letters from henry miller. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. After bowman leaves, jemima brown joins hemlock, who takes a phone call from dragon, who is convinced that hemlock killed all three of the other climbers intentionally to ensure he killed the target. Jemima brown, my mother was hooked on being ethnic.
Eastwoods spymaster in the movie is named dragon, but that title fits about as well as putting technical mountain climbing in an ian fleming spoof. The eiger sanction is a long, foolish but never boring suspense melodrama about a. Based on the novel of the same nameby trevanian, the film is about a classical art professor and mountain climber who doubles as a professional assassin, and who is coerced out. Clint eastwood directs himself in the action thriller the eiger sanction. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the eiger sanction with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Mar 16, 2012 the eiger at,041 feet is not as tall as other mountains in the swiss alps, but it is treacherous climbing. Returning from europe, hemlock meets c2 courier jemima brown vonetta mcgee, who seduces him and, while he is asleep, steals his money. The story is about a classical art professor and collector who doubles as a professional assassin, and who is coerced out of retirement to avenge the murder of an old friend. Based on the 1972 novel the eiger sanction by trevanian, the film is about an art history professor, mountain climber and former assassin once employed by a secret united states government agency who is blackmailed into returning to his deadly profession and do one more sanction, a euphemism. No lie, jemima brown is category sapphire, just with a category mammy name. The supporting characters, jemima brown, ben bowman, and miles mellow, are also. The eiger sanction film wikimili, the free encyclopedia. On the surface the film is a spy thriller, or a gorgeously shot mountain climbingsurvival film.
Jonathan hemlock, who doubles as a professional assassin, is coerced out of retirement to avenge the murder of an old friend. The supporting characters, jemima brown, ben bowman, and miles mellow, are also varied and interestingmellow being probably the single most offensive. The eiger sanction used very good dvd 25192044229 ebay. It takes care of sanctions, the euphemism for killing the killers of u. The eiger sanction by clint eastwood, george kennedy, vonetta. The problem was that the source material was more black comedy than serious action thriller and the movie never reached any great cinematic heights.
The scenes where she beds hemlock only to steal his money is one of the many unnecessary detours. The film comes to dvd with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2. Based on the 1972 novel the eiger sanction by trevanian, the film is about an art history professor, mountain climber and former assassin once employed by a secret united states government agency who is blackmailed into returning to his deadly profession and do one more sanction, a euphemism for killing. Based on the novel of the same name by trevanian, the film is about a classical art professor and mountain climber who doubles as a professional assassin and is coerced out of retirement to avenge the.
May 10, 2005 i watched clint eastwoods film adaptation of the eiger sanction and enjoyed it so much that i decided to read the two novels written by trevanian about assassin johnathan hemlock. Richard jewell posts worst wide opening for clint eastwood. Oct 25, 2017 the eiger sanction currently streaming. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Still, when i think of the eiger sanction the way i do about shaft, the whole silly thing is pretty damn cool. As indeed is jemima brown as the sort of oversexed black chick who were frequent in the early 70s blaxploitation cinema. As long as we both agree that its to much for a black. Aug 10, 2011 in todays world, the humor in the eiger sanction would arouse the ire of the naacp, now, antidefamation league, lgbt community, and any other assortment of political correctness enforcers. I watched clint eastwoods film adaptation of the eiger sanction and enjoyed it so much that i decided to read the two novels written by trevanian about assassin johnathan hemlock. The eiger sanction 1975 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Its crisp imagery and brisk style are the hallmarks of a great writer. Well i dont know, i mean people dont forget you when you name is jemima. The eiger sanction is eastwoods exciting journey into the world of the james bondstyle spy thriller. However, when we are soon introduced to a black agent named jemima brown vonetta mcgee, an albino intelligence chief named dragon thayer david and a. The eiger sanction is an early 70s thriller which tries to chase some of that james bond money.
The sanction of the title is a murder only jonathan can. As long as we both agree that its to much for a black chick to have the name of jemima. A novel and millions of other books are available for. The eiger sanction is a 1975 american action thriller film directed by and starring clint eastwood. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the eiger sanction. The eiger sanction was a book that, seemingly, had all the right ingredients for a successful transition to the big screen. Mcgee as jemima brown, jack cassidy as miles mellough, thayer david as dragon. The closedcaptioned english soundtrack is rendered in dolby digital mono. Vonetta mcgee as the provocatively named jemima brown, the woman hes not sure he can trust. Apr 12, 2017 hes roped into taking a job that requires climbing the eiger in switzerland and performing a sanction hencethe eiger sanction. I looked at him and took a deep breath before i responded. Based on the novel of the same name by trevanian, the film is about a. I havent read the book and should know by now that a screenplay.
The eiger sanction script transcript from the screenplay. Vonetta mcgee of thomasine and bushrod was cast as the africanamerican female c2 operative, jemima brown. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A black character named jemima brown, played by the late and beautiful vonetta mcgee, is the movies double agent and possible femme fatale. Based on the novel the eiger sanction by trevanian, n 1 the film is about a classical art professor and collector who doubles as a professional assassin, and who is coerced out of retirement to avenge the murder of an old friend. Based on the novel of the same nameby trevanian, the film is about a classical art professor and mountain climber who doubles as a professional assassin, and who is coerced out of retirement to avenge the murder of an old friend. The eiger sanction is a 1972 thriller novel by trevanian, the pen name of rodney william whitaker. The killer, identity unknown, is said to be a member of an expedition to climb the eiger in the alps. The eiger sanction by trevanian and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The eiger sanction 1975 clint eastwood as jonathan. The eiger sanction by clint eastwood, george kennedy. The eiger sanction is a 1975 american action thriller directed by and starring clint eastwood. Im not really going to go in depth about why this book sucked instead im going to share a few lines that i feel make my point for me. As usual i was reading a book, and the guy standing next to me got excited when he noticed it was the eiger sanction by trevanian.
Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. In todays world, the humor in the eiger sanction would arouse the ire of the naacp, now, antidefamation league, lgbt community, and any other assortment of political correctness enforcers. After reading the eiger sanction, i was glad to make that decision. Buy the eiger sanction by trevanian from amazons fiction books store. Based on the novel the eiger sanction by trevanian, n 1 the film is about an art history professor and mountain climber who doubles as a professional assassin and is coerced out of retirement to avenge the murder of an old friend. The film followed the book pretty closely, but the book has much more to offer. The eiger sanction 1975 vonetta mcgee as jemima brown imdb. Based on the 1972 novel the eiger sanction by trevanian, the film is about an art history professor, mountain climber and former assassin once employed by a secret united states government agency who is blac. Although there are some entertaining parts and a germ of a good story, it really is dated, poorly written, and kinda racist and misogynistic. Jonathan hemlock ben bowman jemima brown miles mellough. Based on the 1972 novel the eiger sanction by trevanian, the film is about. To ask other readers questions about the eiger sanction, please sign up. Based on the novel of the same name by trevanian, the film is about a classical art professor and mountain climber who doubles as a professional assassin and is coerced out of retirement to avenge the murder of an old friend.
Simple words and phrases abound at the proper times. Eiger sanction, film of climbing spies the new york times. Yeah, jet setters, assorted zombies, come here to watch a climb. Thanks for translating and for commenting, fraulein.
The eiger sanction is a 1975 american thriller film directed by and starring clint eastwood. The best thing we could do is just get mike bloomberg in there. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the eiger sanction. Even clint eastwoods character scoffs when he hears it and even asks if it bothers her.
The only stunt he did not perform was a 2,500 foot drop, for which he used a dummy. Returning from europe, hemlock meets c2 courier jemima brown vonetta mcgee. The eiger sanction 1975 clint eastwood as jonathan hemlock. N 2 eastwoods decision to brave the mountain was disapproved by dougal haston, director of the international school of mountaineering, who had lost climbers on the eiger, and by cameraman frank stanley, who thought that to climb a. Clint eastwood and the evolution of tv swirling beyond. The eiger sanction is very much a product of the 1970s, and comes from a difficult grey area of eastwoods career.
The eiger sanction is a 1975 american action thriller directed by and starring clint. Dec 25, 2017 the eiger sanction 1975 if the opening scene of the eiger sanction is any indication, one would expect to be seeing a straightforward espionage drama. The eiger sanction 1975 vonetta mcgee as jemima brown. Based on the 1972 novel the eiger sanction by trevanian, the film is about an art history professor, mountain climber and former assassin once employed by a secret united states government agency who is. Longtime hollywood republican clint eastwood signaled that he might not support president donald trumps reelection. He was transitioning between westerns and dirty harry and films like the eiger sanction got lost in the mix. Finally, the the eiger sanction script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the clint eastwood movie.
All time worldwide box office for based on fiction book short story. The eiger sanction brings eastwood the director firmly into the territory he trod as an actoraside from, perhaps, the rather spectacular climbing sequences, this film could just as easily be the work of frequent eastwood collaborator don siegel invasion of the body snatchers. The eiger sanction by trevanian, first edition abebooks passion for books. Brendan leonard is a contributing editor to adventure journal. The less said about an africanamerican seducer named jemima brown the better. The eiger sanction by trevanian, first edition abebooks. Jan 05, 2019 the eiger sanction usa 1975 by geoffrey valentine 2 comments a retired assassin, resigned to a life as an art professor and collector, one jonathan hemlock clint eastwood reluctantly agrees to take on the task of one last sanction when he learns that the targets are responsible for the death of an old friend.
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