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- ↑ "Objectif Cinéma : Warren Murphy - Novelist, writer of The Destroyer and Clint Eastwood's The Eiger Sanction". Objectif-cinema.com.
- ↑ Mathews, Jack (October 18, 1985). "Will The Adventure Go On For Remo Williams?". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2010-12-04.
- ↑ Hayden, Erik (21 August 2014). "Shane Black to Direct 'The Destroyer' for Sony". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 21 August 2014.
