The Eiger Sanction (1975)

A retired government assassin (Clint Eastwood) now teaches art history at a small college. The head (Thayer David) of the secret government agency blackmails the ex-assassin into performing one last job ..... but will it really end there? Based on the best selling novel by Rod Whitaker (under the pseudonym Trevanian) and directed by Eastwood, the movie is pretty much a career low for everyone involved. Not even the great John Williams can offer up anything more than a generic TV action underscore! I can't remember when a major film was so badly acted by all involved. Add to that, gay and black stereotyping, sexism and rape jokes, even albinos aren't spared. Well ..... you get the picture. Did it really take three writers to whip up the cringe worthy dialogue? Poor Vonetta McGee gets the brunt of it. The film picks up somewhat when it gets to the mountain climbing sequence in Switzerland but by then the damage is irreparable.  With George Kennedy, Jack Cassidy, Gregory Walcott and Heidi Bruhl.