Question 1

What unusual musical collaboration occurred in Clint Eastwood's film?

Accepted Answer

This is the only movie that John Williams scored for Clint Eastwood, incorporating jazz elements alongside a classical orchestral sound.

Question 2

Which dangerous stunt did Clint Eastwood perform himself without a stunt double?

Accepted Answer

Clint Eastwood performed the sequence where his character hangs off a mountain by a cable himself, without a stunt double.

Question 3

What tragic accident occurred during the mountain climbing scenes?

Accepted Answer

One climber, David Knowles, was killed by a boulder on the second day of shooting. Clint Eastwood had been in the same position just minutes earlier.

Question 4

Why did Clint Eastwood initially hesitate to direct this film?

Accepted Answer

Clint Eastwood originally asked Don Siegel to direct, feeling he wasn't capable of directing an action movie with dangerous stunts like this one had.

Question 5

What is the main conflict that drives the story of The Eiger Sanction?

Accepted Answer

A classical art professor and collector, who doubles as a professional assassin, is coerced out of retirement to avenge the murder of an old friend.

The Eiger Sanction

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