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The Killers is a 1946 American film noir directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Burt Lancaster in his film debut, along with 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 unresistant to his ...
The Killers (released in the UK as Ernest Hemingway's "The Killers") is a 1964 American neo noir crime film.Written by Gene L. Coon and directed by Don Siegel, it is the second Hollywood adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's 1927 short story of the same title, following the 1946 version.
1964 France [6] Judex: Georges Franju 1963 France [6] Key Witness: Phil Karlson 1960 United States [27] The Killers: Don Siegel 1964 United States [27] The Killing Game: Alain Jessua: 1967 France [6] Kitten with a Whip: Douglas Heyes: 1964 United States [2] Kung Ako'y Mahal Mo: Gregorio Fernandez: 1960 Philippines [8] Lady in Cement: Gordon ...
With Ava Gardner in The Killers, 1946. Lancaster's first filmed movie was Desert Fury for Wallis in 1947, where Lancaster was billed after John Hodiak and Lizabeth Scott. It was directed by Lewis Allen. [9] [10] Then producer Mark Hellinger approached him to star in 1946's The Killers, which was completed and released prior to Desert Fury.
William Conrad (born John William Cann Jr., September 27, 1920 – February 11, 1994) was an American actor, producer, and director whose entertainment career spanned five decades in radio, film, and television, peaking in popularity when he starred in the detective series Cannon.
The Killers, a short film adaptation of the Hemingway story directed by Andrei Tarkovsky and others The Killers (1964 film) , an adaptation of the Hemingway story starring Ronald Reagan, Angie Dickinson and Lee Marvin
During Siodmak's tenure, Universal made the most of the noir style in The Suspect, The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry and The Dark Mirror, but the capstone was The Killers. Released in 1946, it was Burt Lancaster's film debut and Ava Gardner's first dramatic, featured role. A critical and financial success, it earned Siodmak his only Oscar ...
"The Killers" is a short story by Ernest Hemingway, first published in Scribner's Magazine in 1927 and later republished in Men Without Women, Snows of Kilimanjaro, and The Nick Adams Stories. Set in 1920s Summit, Illinois , the story follows recurring Hemingway character Nick Adams as he has a run-in with a pair of hitmen , who are seeking to ...