The Killers

Movie

1946

1h 43m

Approved

English

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

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The Killers

Approved

Movie

1946

1h 43m

English

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

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Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". When the killers find the Swede, he's expecting them and doesn't put up a fight. Since the Swede had a life insurance policy, an investigator, on a hunch, decides to look into the murder. As the Swede's past is laid bare, it comes to light that he was in love with a beautiful woman who may have lured him into pulling off a bank robbery overseen by another man.

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Cast

Jim Reardon

'Swede' Andersen

Kitty Collins

Big Jim Colfax

Lt. Sam Lubinsky

Charleston

Lilly Harmon Lubinsky

Jack Lambert

'Dum-Dum' Clarke

Charles D. Brown

Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager

R.S. Kenyon

Max

Blinky Franklin (uncredited)

Gino Corrado

Restaurant Chef (uncredited)

Frank McLure

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Howard Freeman

Brentwood Police Chief (uncredited)

Charles Middleton

Farmer (uncredited)

Queenie Smith

Mary Ellen 'Queenie' Daugherty (unc...

Jack Cheatham

Police Driver (uncredited)

William Ruhl

Fran (uncredited)

Ernie Adams

Hood with Cane (uncredited)

George Anderson

Jail Ward Doctor (uncredited)

Sam Ash

(uncredited)

Frank Baker

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Oliver Cross

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Directed By: Robert Siodmak

Written By: John Huston, Richard Brooks, + 2 more

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The_Argentinian says...

one year ago

I enjoyed the remake more than this.

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soonertbone says...

12 months ago

Great opening sequence, as the two hitmen look for the Swede in the small-town diner. From there we get a Kane-esque investigation into the Swede's backstory, especially as it concerns his relationship with Ava Gardner and a resulting double-cross with a payroll heist. Everything here is good, with occasional greatness, but doesn't always have the crackle you get from the period's best noirs. And I wish Gardner had a bit more to do.

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juliosoft says...

8 years ago

Paco Cinema, image 3.5/5 and sound 3/5, I liked more than the remake of 1964. That Ava Gardne

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griggs79

a week ago

Robert Siodmak’s _The Killers_ intrigues more than it excites. Each scene is steeped in a rich atmosphere, with tension simmering under the surface. Siodmak’s non-linear storytelling leads you through a maze of betrayal and mystery, making it a slow-burn puzzle rather than a thrill ride. It’s More

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CinemaSerf

2 years ago

When two hit men arrive in the diner of a small town, they announce their intention to the owner of killing one of his customers - former boxer "the Swede" (Burt Lancaster). He manages to convince them that he would not be coming in that night, and so they leave to track him down. His friend, who wa More

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