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{{Infobox Movie|{{PAGENAME}}
|name = The Killer Elite
|picture = TKE.jpg
|caption = ''Release Poster''
|country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States
|director = [[Sam Peckinpah]]
|date= 1975
|language = English
|studio= MGM
|distributor= 
|character1=Mike Locken
|actor1=[[James Caan]]
|character2=George Hansen
|actor2=[[Robert Duvall]]
|character3=Mac
|actor3=[[Burt Young]]
|character4=Jerome Miller
|actor4=[[Bo Hopkins]]
|character5=Weybourne
|actor5=[[Gig Young]]
|character6=Cap Collis
|actor6=[[Arthur Hill]]
|character7=Yuen Chung
|actor7=[[Mako]]
|character8=Hank
|actor8=[[Hank Hamilton]]
}}


[[Image:TKE.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''The Killer Elite'' (1975)]]
'''''The Killer Elite''''' is a 1975 thriller directed by [[Sam Peckinpah]] and stars [[James Caan]] as Mike Locken, a covert operative with a mercenary organization that completes assignments for a mysterious communications corporation.  After enduring a betrayal that left him disabled, Locken decides to recruit some of his former associates to take a job in order to exact revenge.  The film co-stars [[Robert Duvall]], [[Bo Hopkins]], and [[Burt Young]].  Not to be confused with the 2011 [[Jason Statham]] thriller ''[[Killer Elite (2011)|Killer Elite]]''.
 
''The Killer Elite'' was a 1975 thriller directed by [[Sam Peckinpah]] that starred [[James Caan]] as Mike Locken, a member of a mercenary organization that worked for a mysterious communications corporation.  After a betrayal that left him disabled, Locken decides to recruit some of his former associates to take a job in order to exact revenge.  The film co-stars [[Robert Duvall]], [[Bo Hopkins]], and [[Burt Young]].  Not to be confused with the 2011 [[Jason Statham]] thriller ''[[Killer Elite]]''.


'''The following weapons were used in the film ''The Killer Elite'':'''
'''The following weapons were used in the film ''The Killer Elite'':'''
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{{Spoilers}}


=Handguns=
==Colt Woodsman==
A suppressed [[Colt Woodsman]] is the main weapon used by George Hansen ([[Robert Duvall]]).
[[Image:Woodsman.jpg‎ |thumb|none|450px|Colt Woodsman - .22 LR]]
[[File:TKE 18.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A suppressed [[Colt Woodsman]] is held by George Hansen ([[Robert Duvall]]).]]
[[File:TKE 19.jpg|thumb|none|601px|George Hansen ([[Robert Duvall]]) holds the suppressed [[Colt Woodsman]] during a confrontation in the bathroom.]]


==(Fake) Uzi (mocked up MAC-10)==


Jerome Miller ([[Bo Hopkins]]) is seen using a [[MAC-10]] that has been visually modified to resemble the [[Uzi]]. The SMG is fitted with Uzi barrels, front and rear sights, and a folding stock. Similar prop weapons were used in several other Hollywood movies, including ''[[The Dogs of War]]'' and ''[[Stripes]]''.
==Smith & Wesson Model 10 Snub ==
[[File:Uzi.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Uzi]]
Locken ([[James Caan]]) also carries the snub [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]].
[[Image:IngramMAC10.jpg|thumb|350px|none|MAC-10 - .45 ACP]]
[[Image:S&WModel10Snub.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Smith & Wesson Model 10 snub nose revolver - .38 Special.]]
[[File:TKE 08.jpg|thumb|none|600px]]
[[File:TKE 28.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Locken ([[James Caan]]) fires the snub revolver at the harbor.]]
[[File:KillEC.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Locken ([[James Caan]]) holds the snub [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]].]]
==MAC-10==
[[File:TKE 27.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Closeup of Locken's revolver.]]
Unmodified [[MAC-10]]'s are seen used by Mike Locken ([[James Caan]]) and Mac ([[Burt Young]]).
 
[[Image:IngramMAC10.jpg|thumb|350px|none|MAC-10 - .45 ACP]]
==Colt Detective Special==
[[File:TKE 10.jpg|thumb|none|600px]]
During a confrontation with Hansen, Locken tries to reach for a [[Colt Detective Special]].
[[File:TKE 30.jpg|thumb|none|600px]]
[[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Detective Special 1st Gen with Round Butt - .38 Special]]
[[File:TKE 102.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Closeup of the revolver.]]


==Colt Trooper Mk III==
A California Highway Patrolman pulls what appears to be a [[Colt Trooper#Colt Trooper Mk III|Colt Trooper Mk III]] when stopping Mac's cab.
[[File:LawmanMkIIIGoodPic.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Mk Trooper with 4" barrel - .357 Magnum]]
[[File:TKE 16.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A California Highway Patrolman pulls what appears to be a [[Colt Trooper#Colt Trooper Mk III|Colt Trooper Mk III]] when stopping Mac's cab.]]
[[File:TKE 141.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sideview of the patrolman's revolver.]]


==Colt M1911A1==
==Colt M1911A1==
A bright nickel [[Colt M1911A1]] is carried by Mac ([[Burt Young]]).
A bright nickel [[Colt M1911A1]] is carried by Mac ([[Burt Young]]). When Mac fires it though, it is swapped for a 9mm Star Model B in the same finish.
[[File:NickelM1911.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Bright Nickel Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP]]  
[[File:NickelM1911.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Bright Nickel Rock Island Armory M1911A1 - .45 ACP]]  
[[File:TKE 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px]]
[[File:TKE 01.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A bright nickel [[Colt M1911A1]] is pulled by Mac ([[Burt Young]]).]]
[[File:TKE 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px]]
[[File:TKE 02.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Another view of the bright nickel [[Colt M1911A1]] as Mac ([[Burt Young]]) holsters his pistol.]]
 


==Star Model B==
==Star Model B==
Jerome shoots a uniformed officer who was armed with a [[Star Model B]] pistol. When Locken asks why he did that, Jerome says that SFPD only carries .38 revolvers and identified the handgun as a "Star 9mm".
Jerome shoots a uniformed SFPD officer who was armed with a [[Star Model B]] pistol. When Locken asks why he did that, Jerome identifies the handgun the officer carried as a "9 millimeter Star" and says that SFPD only packs "regulation Smith & Wesson .38's". During the harbor shootout, Mac ([[Burt Young]]) is seen with a bright nickel Star Model B, likely standing in for his M1911A1.
[[Image:StarPistolB.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Star Model B Pistol, blued finish - 9mm.]]
[[Image:StarPistolB.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Star Model B Pistol, blued finish - 9mm.]]
[[File:TKE 13.jpg|thumb|none|600px]]  
[[File:TKE 135.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An SFPD officer pulls his Star Model B pistol.]]
[[File:TKE 13.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Closeup of the pistol. Jerome identifies the handgun as a "9 millimeter Star" and says that SFPD only packs "regulation Smith & Wesson .38's".]]
[[Image:StarBNickelPulpFiction.jpg‎|thumb|none|350px|Star Model B Pistol with a custom bright nickel plated finish and pearl grips - 9x19mm.  This is a screen used Star Model B from the film ''[[Pulp Fiction]]'', used by [[Samuel L. Jackson]].]]
[[File:TKE 125.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mac fires the Star Model B, likely standing in for his M1911A1.]]


==Smith & Wesson Model 36==
=Submachine Guns=
Locken also carries the [[Smith & Wesson Model 36]].
==(Fake) Uzi (mocked up MAC-10)==
[[File:S&WModel36.jpg|thumb|none|300px]]
Jerome Miller ([[Bo Hopkins]]) is seen using a [[MAC-10]] that has been visually modified to resemble the [[Uzi]]. The SMG is fitted with Uzi barrel, front and rear sights, and a folding stock. This was one of the earliest films to use this particular type of mockup, and similar prop weapons were used in several other Hollywood movies, including ''[[The Dogs of War]], [[Stripes]] and [[Raw Deal (1986)]]''.
[[File:TKE 28.jpg|thumb|none|600px]]  
[[Image:IngramMAC10.jpg|thumb|350px|none|MAC-10 - .45 ACP]]
[[File:Uzi.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Uzi - 9x19mm]]
[[File:TKE 08.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Jerome Miller ([[Bo Hopkins]]) is seen using the MAC-10 mocked up to resemble an Uzi during a shootout in Chinatown.]]
[[File:TKE 29.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Miller fires the Uzi mockup. Note the Uzi front handguards are missing. This was one of the earliest films to use this particular type of mockup]]
[[File:KillEA.jpg|thumb|none|601px]]


==MAC-10==
Unmodified [[MAC-10]]'s are seen used by Mike Locken ([[James Caan]]) and Jerome Miller ([[Bo Hopkins]]).
[[Image:IngramMAC10.jpg|thumb|350px|none|MAC-10 - .45 ACP]]‎
[[File:TKE 10.jpg|thumb|none|601px|An unmodified [[MAC-10]] used by Mike Locken ([[James Caan]]).]]
[[File:TKE 30.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Jerome Miller ([[Bo Hopkins]]) fires the MAC-10 at the shipyard.]]


==Madsen M50==
Hank ([[Hank Hamilton]]) uses a [[Madsen M50]] when he and Hansen open fire on Locken and his men.
[[File:DanishMadsenm50.jpg|thumb|none|500px]]
[[File:TKE 06.jpg|thumb|none|601px|On the right, Hank ([[Hank Hamilton]]) uses a [[Madsen M50]] when he and Hansen shoot it out with Locken in Chinatown.]]
[[File:TKE 14.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Sideview of the Madsen.]]


=Rifles=
==Armalite AR7==
During the Chinatown shootout, Hansen uses an [[Armalite AR-7]] fitted with a wooden rifle stock, a suppressor, and a scope. 
[[Image:Arma7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Armalite AR-7 survival rifle (.22 LR).]]
[[File:TKE 06.jpg|thumb|none|601px|On the left, Hansen opens fire with his AR-7, now also fitted with a stock.]]
[[File:TKE 151.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Hansen puts away the rifle.]]


==Heckler & Koch G3==
Hitman are armed with the [[Heckler & Koch G3]] during the harbor shootout.
[[File:G3a3.jpg|thumb|none|400px]]
[[File:TKE 31.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Hitman are armed with the [[Heckler & Koch G3]] during the harbor shootout.]]


=Shotguns=
==Remington 870 Wingmaster==
Jerome is seen with what appears to be a [[Remington 870]] Wingmaster shotgun with a sawed-off stock.  He is first seen with it while skeet shooting near the Golden Gate Bridge.  Jerome later is seen using it while in a stairwell. 
[[Image:Rem870WingAP.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Remington 870 Wingmaster AP - 12 gauge]]
[[File:KTscattergun.jpg|thumb|none|550px|A production image of Jerome ([[Bo Hopkins]]) holding the [[Remington 870]] Wingmaster shotgun.]]
[[File:TKE 110.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jerome is seen with what appears to be a [[Remington 870]] Wingmaster shotgun with a sawed-off stock while skeet shooting near the Golden Gate Bridge.  ]]
[[File:TKE 136.jpg|thumb|none|600px| Jerome later is seen using it while in a stairwell.  ]]


== Ithaca 37 ==
The [[Ithaca 37]] shotgun appears to be used by a hitman riding in a garbage truck.
[[Image:IthacaModel37.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Ithaca 37 12 gauge]]
[[File:TKE 147.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[Ithaca 37]] shotgun appears to be used by a hitman riding in a garbage truck.]]


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The Killer Elite
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Release Poster
Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing United States
Directed by Sam Peckinpah
Release Date 1975
Language English
Studio MGM
Main Cast
Character Actor
Mike Locken James Caan
George Hansen Robert Duvall
Mac Burt Young
Jerome Miller Bo Hopkins
Weybourne Gig Young
Cap Collis Arthur Hill
Yuen Chung Mako
Hank Hank Hamilton


The Killer Elite is a 1975 thriller directed by Sam Peckinpah and stars James Caan as Mike Locken, a covert operative with a mercenary organization that completes assignments for a mysterious communications corporation. After enduring a betrayal that left him disabled, Locken decides to recruit some of his former associates to take a job in order to exact revenge. The film co-stars Robert Duvall, Bo Hopkins, and Burt Young. Not to be confused with the 2011 Jason Statham thriller Killer Elite.

The following weapons were used in the film The Killer Elite:


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Handguns

Colt Woodsman

A suppressed Colt Woodsman is the main weapon used by George Hansen (Robert Duvall).

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Colt Woodsman - .22 LR
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A suppressed Colt Woodsman is held by George Hansen (Robert Duvall).
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George Hansen (Robert Duvall) holds the suppressed Colt Woodsman during a confrontation in the bathroom.


Smith & Wesson Model 10 Snub

Locken (James Caan) also carries the snub Smith & Wesson Model 10.

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Smith & Wesson Model 10 snub nose revolver - .38 Special.
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Locken (James Caan) fires the snub revolver at the harbor.
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Locken (James Caan) holds the snub Smith & Wesson Model 10.
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Closeup of Locken's revolver.

Colt Detective Special

During a confrontation with Hansen, Locken tries to reach for a Colt Detective Special.

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Colt Detective Special 1st Gen with Round Butt - .38 Special
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Closeup of the revolver.

Colt Trooper Mk III

A California Highway Patrolman pulls what appears to be a Colt Trooper Mk III when stopping Mac's cab.

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Colt Mk Trooper with 4" barrel - .357 Magnum
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A California Highway Patrolman pulls what appears to be a Colt Trooper Mk III when stopping Mac's cab.
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Sideview of the patrolman's revolver.

Colt M1911A1

A bright nickel Colt M1911A1 is carried by Mac (Burt Young). When Mac fires it though, it is swapped for a 9mm Star Model B in the same finish.

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Bright Nickel Rock Island Armory M1911A1 - .45 ACP
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A bright nickel Colt M1911A1 is pulled by Mac (Burt Young).
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Another view of the bright nickel Colt M1911A1 as Mac (Burt Young) holsters his pistol.

Star Model B

Jerome shoots a uniformed SFPD officer who was armed with a Star Model B pistol. When Locken asks why he did that, Jerome identifies the handgun the officer carried as a "9 millimeter Star" and says that SFPD only packs "regulation Smith & Wesson .38's". During the harbor shootout, Mac (Burt Young) is seen with a bright nickel Star Model B, likely standing in for his M1911A1.

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Star Model B Pistol, blued finish - 9mm.
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An SFPD officer pulls his Star Model B pistol.
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Closeup of the pistol. Jerome identifies the handgun as a "9 millimeter Star" and says that SFPD only packs "regulation Smith & Wesson .38's".
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Star Model B Pistol with a custom bright nickel plated finish and pearl grips - 9x19mm. This is a screen used Star Model B from the film Pulp Fiction, used by Samuel L. Jackson.
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Mac fires the Star Model B, likely standing in for his M1911A1.

Submachine Guns

(Fake) Uzi (mocked up MAC-10)

Jerome Miller (Bo Hopkins) is seen using a MAC-10 that has been visually modified to resemble the Uzi. The SMG is fitted with Uzi barrel, front and rear sights, and a folding stock. This was one of the earliest films to use this particular type of mockup, and similar prop weapons were used in several other Hollywood movies, including The Dogs of War, Stripes and Raw Deal (1986).

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MAC-10 - .45 ACP

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Uzi - 9x19mm
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Jerome Miller (Bo Hopkins) is seen using the MAC-10 mocked up to resemble an Uzi during a shootout in Chinatown.
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Miller fires the Uzi mockup. Note the Uzi front handguards are missing. This was one of the earliest films to use this particular type of mockup
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MAC-10

Unmodified MAC-10's are seen used by Mike Locken (James Caan) and Jerome Miller (Bo Hopkins).

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MAC-10 - .45 ACP

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An unmodified MAC-10 used by Mike Locken (James Caan).
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Jerome Miller (Bo Hopkins) fires the MAC-10 at the shipyard.

Madsen M50

Hank (Hank Hamilton) uses a Madsen M50 when he and Hansen open fire on Locken and his men.

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On the right, Hank (Hank Hamilton) uses a Madsen M50 when he and Hansen shoot it out with Locken in Chinatown.
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Sideview of the Madsen.

Rifles

Armalite AR7

During the Chinatown shootout, Hansen uses an Armalite AR-7 fitted with a wooden rifle stock, a suppressor, and a scope.

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Armalite AR-7 survival rifle (.22 LR).
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On the left, Hansen opens fire with his AR-7, now also fitted with a stock.
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Hansen puts away the rifle.

Heckler & Koch G3

Hitman are armed with the Heckler & Koch G3 during the harbor shootout.

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Hitman are armed with the Heckler & Koch G3 during the harbor shootout.

Shotguns

Remington 870 Wingmaster

Jerome is seen with what appears to be a Remington 870 Wingmaster shotgun with a sawed-off stock. He is first seen with it while skeet shooting near the Golden Gate Bridge. Jerome later is seen using it while in a stairwell.

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Remington 870 Wingmaster AP - 12 gauge
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A production image of Jerome (Bo Hopkins) holding the Remington 870 Wingmaster shotgun.
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Jerome is seen with what appears to be a Remington 870 Wingmaster shotgun with a sawed-off stock while skeet shooting near the Golden Gate Bridge.
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Jerome later is seen using it while in a stairwell.

Ithaca 37

The Ithaca 37 shotgun appears to be used by a hitman riding in a garbage truck.

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Ithaca 37 12 gauge
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The Ithaca 37 shotgun appears to be used by a hitman riding in a garbage truck.