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The Killers is a 1946 American film noir starring Burt Lancaster (in his film debut), Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, and Sam Levene. Based in part on the 1927 short story of the same name by Ernest Hemingway , [3] it focuses on an insurance detective's investigation into the execution by two professional killers of a former boxer who was ...
- $2.5 million (US rentals)
- Miklós Rózsa
- August 30, 1946
- Mark Hellinger
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
Summaries. Hit men kill an unresisting victim, and investigator Reardon uncovers his past involvement with beautiful, deadly Kitty Collins. Two professional killers invade a small town and kill a gas station attendant, "the Swede," who's expecting them. Insurance investigator Reardon pursues the case against the orders of his boss, who ...
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- Burt Lancaster
- Robert Siodmak
- Crime, Drama
Though it can't best Robert Siodmak's classic 1946 version, Don Siegel's take on the Ernest Hemingway story stakes out its own violent territory, and offers a terrifically tough turn from Lee...
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- Lee Marvin
- Don Siegel
- Crime, Drama
The Killers is a 1946 film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's short story, directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner. It is a masterpiece of film noir, featuring a stark and powerful depiction of the themes of violence, corruption and redemption.
Jul 6, 2015 · By Jonathan Lethem. Essays — Jul 6, 2015. T he Killers (1946) is exemplary film noir from Robert Siodmak, who, on the strength of three films—this, Phantom Lady (1944), and Criss Cross (1949)—stands beside his fellow European exiles Fritz Lang and Otto Preminger as one of noir’s crucial directors.
