The Killers
Summary:
The Killers uses Ernest Hemingway's short story as a springboard for a complex film noir. Two mysterious men (William Conrad and Charles McGraw) muscle their way into a small town and kill an aging boxer (Burt Lancaster, making his screen debut), who offers no resistance and seems to be welcoming his death. An insurance investigator (Edmond O'Brien) is hired to locat... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Burt Lancaster - (Ole "Swede" Anderson)
Ava Gardner - (Kitty Collins)
Edmond O'Brien - (Jim Reardon)
Albert Dekker - (Big Jim Colfax)
Jeff Corey - (Blinky)
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Review:
Adapted (and expanded) by Anthony Veiller and an uncredited John Huston from Ernest Hemingway's story, Robert Siodmak's The Killers (1946) weaves a complex film noir tale of obsessive love and multiple double-crosses. Shrouded in shadows as he awaits and accepts his fate in the opening scenes, Burt Lancaster's ex-prizefight... Continue >>
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