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Nov 9, 2020 · Review: The Killers (1946) It’s often said that The Killers is the Citizen Kane of film noir. This is fitting because not only is The Killers one of the best noir films of the 1940s, but it also borrows its narrative structure from Welles’ opus.
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The Killers: Directed by Robert Siodmak. With Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Albert Dekker. Hit men kill an unresisting victim, and investigator Reardon uncovers his past involvement with beautiful, deadly Kitty Collins.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Robert Siodmak
- 1946-08-30
Rated: 3.5/4 Oct 7, 2015 Full Review Matt Brunson Creative Loafing Robert Siodmak directs this for maximum shadowy impact, aided by a crackerjack script from Anthony Veiller (and an uncredited...
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- Burt Lancaster
- Robert Siodmak
- Crime, Drama
User Reviews. No need to recap the plot. Lancaster and Gardner may get star billing, but O'Brien gets the screen time. In fact, Lancaster's role is spotty, while Gardner's only big chance comes at the end. Otherwise, she sits around, looking beautiful and sexy, which she's supposed to. Clearly, O'Brien's insurance dick is no Phillip Marlowe.
Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 12, 2009 Variety Staff Variety Ronald Reagan fails to crash convincingly through his goodguy image in his portrayal of a ruthless crook.
Widely considered to be the director’s masterpiece and one of the greatest works of the noir cycle, Robert Siodmak’s The Killers, very loosely based on a short story by Ernest Hemingway, follows a Citizen Kane-like narrative in which a dead man’s life is excavated through interviews with those who knew him best.
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New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray. Andrei Tarkovsky’s short film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway’s “The Killers,” made when he was a student in 1956. Interview from 2002 with writer Stuart M. Kaminsky.
