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Killer Elite is a 2011 action thriller film starring Jason Statham, Clive Owen and Robert De Niro. The film is based on the 1991 novel The Feather Men by Sir Ranulph Fiennes and is directed by Gary McKendry.
Loosely-based on a true story, Killer Elite pits two of the world's most elite operatives--Danny, a ruthless killer-for-hire (Jason Statham); and Hunter, his longtime mentor (Robert De Niro)--against the cunning leader of a secret society of former Special Air Service operatives (Clive Owen).
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- Action, Crime, Thriller
- Gary McKendry
- 2011-09-23
The espionage film Killer Elite, starring Jason Statham and Robert De Niro, is being billed as “based on a true story.” But world-famous explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, the author of the book on...
Aug 9, 2011 · Recounts the true story of an elite group of vigilantes drawn from the ranks of England's select paramilitary operatives, who were charged with eliminating four contract killers so deft that their hits appeared to be merely accidents.
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- Grant Bowler
- Gary Mckendry
Sep 21, 2011 · “Killer Elite” is inspired by a story that ingeniously finds a way to explain why two teams of ex-SAS men would want to kill each other. That doubles the possibilities for casting, and here Jason Statham and Clive Owen , who in fact have no reason to dislike each other, are engaged in a deadly game of international murder.
Sep 23, 2011 · Killer Elite isn’t a groundbreaking portrait of global corruption or a penetrating, soulful depiction of the burdens of killing someone, despite Danny’s assertion that “living with it is hard.”...
When his mentor is taken captive by a disgraced Arab sheik, a killer-for-hire is forced into action. His mission: kill three members of Britain's elite Special Air Service responsible for his sons' deaths. Loosely-based on a true story, Killer Elite pits two of the world's most elite operatives--Danny, a ruthless killer-for-hire ( Jason Statham ...
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